Legal Opinion
Cox v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 1920No. 2624PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greenwood
This was a suit by plaintiff in error, Cox, to recover damages of defendant in error, St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company, for personal injuries.
Cox was employed by the Railroad Company as a trucker at Hugo, Oklahoma. He was directed by his foreman, named Reams, to unload four bundles of paper, each weighing 110 'pounds, by throwing them, with Reams’ help, from the truck to the top of a pile some four feet in height, while resting the handles of the truck on the warehouse floor and while holding down the handles with one foot. Reams ivas authorized by the Railroad Company to determine…
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