Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. White
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, El Paso County ; P. R. Price, Judge. Action by Olan Washington White against the Galvestori, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWalthall, J.
Appellee, Olan Washington White, brought this suit against appellant,' Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him on account of negligence of the appellant, while working for appellant as a switchman in its yards ’at El Paso, Tex.
Appellee alleged that on July 28, 1917, while he was attempting to descend from one of appellant’s box cars, the handhold or grab-iron, one of the appliances placed and used by appellant on the side of its box cars to assist in descending from the car, pulled off, or became…
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