Davis v. Kirklen

This appeal is from a judgment in favor of G. T. Kirklen against James C. Davis, Federal Agent, operating the Fort Worth Rio Grande Railroad between Stephenville, in Erath county, and the city of Fort Worth. The cause was tried by jury upon special issues, and the amount of the judgment was $1.500.

The record shows that appellee, Kirklen, who resided in the country, 18 miles from Stephenville, had been ill for some weeks, and his condition became dangerous, rendering an early surgical operation seemingly imperative. With this in view his physician arranged for the operation to be performed in…