Sanches v. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals for Fourth District, in an appeal from Eueces County. The opinion contains a sufficient statement of the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Associate Justice.
—Plaintiff, Sanchez, in leaving one of the depots of defendant, stepped from the platform onto the track and started to walk along same, when he was struck from behind by an engine and seriously injured, for which he seeks to recover damages. At the time he stepped on the track he knew the train which struck him was expected to arrive about that time, and the direction from which it was coming. He did not see or hear the train as it approached. His view of the track in the direction from which it came was unobstructed for about a mile, and there was nothing to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. RyonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
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