Texas Trunk Railway Co. v. Ayres

HARR, Judge,

Section A.—The appellee, Sam Ayres, brought this suit to recover damages on account of personal injuries received by him while a passenger of the defendant upon its cars. The injuries are alleged to have resulted from the derailment of the coach in which the plaintiff was riding at the time, and the derailing of the car is charged by the plaintiff to defects in the roadbed and cars of the defendant, as well as to the incompetency and negligence of its servants who were in charge of the train. A verdict and judgment were rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $1000 as actual…