Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. Longino
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Tarrant County. Longinó sued the railway company and recovered judgment. Defendant appealed, and on affirmance obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Gaines
Defendant in error, S. B. Longino, was run over and injured by a train of the appellant company and sued, and recovered damages therefor.
The accident occurred on the track of the Ft. Worth & Denver City Bailway Company north of Ft. Worth. The track of the railroad was much traveled by pedestrians and in such manner that the officers of the company might be deemed to have acquiesced in such use. Clearly persons using it could not be deemed trespassers. Trains coming from the north, could be seen for a mile or more. The defendant in error with a companion by the name of Hoard started out to…
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