Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. Morrison

KEY, Associate Justice.

— While John E. Morrison was traveling as a passenger on the Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway the coach in which he was riding was derailed and turned over and Morrison and other passengers were injured. The train was stopped, the passengers were taken aboard and carried to Ft. Worth, where some of them, including Morrison, were carried to St. Joseph’s Infirmary. After reaching the Infirmary Morrison received attention and treatment from a physician who was the local surgeon of the railway company. Morrison sued the railway company for damages, obtained a verdict, and…