El Paso & Southwestern Railroad v. Foth
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of' El Paso County. Tried below before the Hon. J. M. Goggin.
1Opinion of the Court
FLY, Associate Justice.
Appellee instituted this suit for damages, alleging that on August 26, 1905, he was in the service of appellant, as a locomotive fireman, and that while he was on a locomotive, engaged in his duties as fireman, the water glass on the locomotive exploded and destroyed his left eye. It was alleged that .the water glass was defective in being too thin to withstand the pressure of water and steam, that it was not properly adjusted, that it had not been inspected and tested and that the glass was not provided with a proper screen or guard so as to hold the glass in case of…
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