Missouri-Kansas-Texas R. of Texas v. Cheek

This suit was filed by the appellee to recover damages in the sum of $50,000 for personal injuries caused by the alleged negligent operation of one of the appellant’s trains. The facts show that in August, 1926, appellee was driving a team of mules drawing a wagon over a public highway parallel with and near appellant’s line of railroad in Hunt county. The wagon was loaded with hay, on the top of which the ap-pellee was seated while driving. He was traveling in a southeasterly direction. A train approached going in the opposite direction, and as it passed emitted steam, making a loud noise,…