Quinn v. Glenn Lumber Company
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Sixth District, in an appeal from Marion County. Quinn sued the lumber company for personal injuries. Judgment was for defendant under a peremptory instruction, and was affirmed on appeal by plaintiff, whereupon he obtained writ of error. ■
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
The question in this case is whether or not the plaintiff, Quinn, who sued for the recovery of damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant, adduced evidence sufficient to entitle him to have his case submitted to the jury. The trial judge directed the jury to return a verdict against him and that action was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. He was engaged as an extra sawyer at defendant’s saw mill and his hand was cut by the saw with which it came in contact while he was attempting to adjust a guide pin. The facts which the testimony in his…
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