Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Porfert
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Bexar. Tried below before Hon. Geo. II. Hoonan.
1Opinion of the Court
Goulard, Judge.
Appellee Charles Porfert brought this suit on the 23d day of August, 1883, against the appellant, the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company, for damages alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant’s servants in managing and propelling its engine and cars, by which negligence he was knocked off of his wagon while attempting to cross the railroad track and injured, “ causing a compound fracture of the left leg. below the knee, wounding him severely in many places, injuring him internally, and bruising him all over from head to foot.” The damages are…
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