Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Gillenwater

Appellee sued appellant to recover damages for personal injuries received by being thrown out of a buggy while crossing appellant’s track at King street in the town of Greenville; the crossing at said point being out of repair. Appellant answered by general denial that the crossing was in reasonably safe condition, that appellee’s mule took fright at something for which appellant is not responsible, and ran away with the buggy, and appellee was thrown from the buggy at the crossing; also by plea of contributory negligence. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff for…