Houston Belt & Terminal Ry. Co. v. Barger

This suit was brought by appellee, Frank E. Barger, to recover damages on account of personal injuries sustained by him while in the employment of appellant, the Plouston Belt & Terminal Railway Company, in the capacity as switchman, and alleged, in substance, that at the time of the accident causing his injuries he was in the ordinary discharge of the duties of his service in or about defendant’s south yards at or near the city of Houston; that in the territory where he was engaged in said service appellant was maintaining a north-bound main line, and about westward of it a parallel…