Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Holloway

479 S.W.2d 700 (1972)

The ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, et al., Appellants,

v.

Annie Nell HOLLOWAY et al., Appellees.

No. 7296.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

February 24, 1972.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 1972.

O'Brien & Richards, Beaumont, for appellant.

Seale & Stover, Jasper, for appellee.

KEITH, Justice.

The railroad and its locomotive engineer appeal from an adverse judgment based upon a jury verdict. Plaintiff's decedent was operating a pulpwood truck south upon State Highway 87 near Bleakwood in Newton County when his vehicle was in a collision with an eastbound Santa…