Hines v. Mills
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Gregg County ; Chas. L. Brachfield, Judge'. Action by Mrs. Yergie Mills, administra-trix, against Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
In May,-1918,. while in the employ of the Texas & Pacific- Railway Company, H. O. Mills, á fireman,' was killed by the derailment of an engine and. tender at a crossing over the Kansas City Southern Railway near the city of Texarkana. An interlocking plant had been installed and was maintained at that crossing. It was so constructed that a derail switch and the proper signals were operated by á man in the tower. The mechanism was such that this man could not lower the signal boards until he had first operated the lever designed to close the derail switch so as to make it safe for trains to…
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