Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. v. Alexander

This suit was instituted by James R. Alexander, Tommy Pasley, Joseph Palique and Charles Worthy against The Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by them as a result of the automobile in which they were riding being driven over and upon the defendant’s railroad tracks at a point where there was no crossing and where the rails were exposed.

One of them, Charles Worthy, on his motion, was granted a non-suit. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s testimony the court instructed a verdict in favor of the defendant, Railroad…