Hines v. Welch
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Van Zandt County; Joel It. Bond, Judge. Action by W. W. Welch against W. D. Hines and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. J. L. Welch chartered a car from the agent of the railway company at Grand Saline to transport his household goods to Nacog-doches. The railway agent placed the car for loading on a side track. W. W. Welch, the appellee, 33 years old, was assisting J. L. Welch in loading the car.
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Appeal from District Court, Van Zandt County; Joel It. Bond, Judge. Action by W. W. Welch against W. D. Hines and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. J. L. Welch chartered a car from the agent of the railway company at Grand Saline to transport his household goods to Nacog-doches. The railway agent placed the car for loading on a side track. W. W. Welch, the appellee, 33 years old, was assisting J. L. Welch in loading the car. W. W. Welch was inside the car, and J. L. Welch was standing in a wagon next the door of the car, handing the goods to W. W. Welch, who arranged them…
1Opinion of the CourtDevx, J.
(after stating the facts as above). The appellant requested the court, and the court refused, to submit to the jury for finding, in effect: (1) Whether or not J. L. Welch, the father, was guilty of negligence in driving his wagon to the door of the car for unloading after he had been notified that the train would move against the standing car; and (2) whether or not such negligence of J. L. Welch, the father, caused or contributed to cause the injuries of the plaintiff W. W. Welch. The evidence shows, as very correctly stated in appellants’ brief, that—
“The father was moving, and the appellee…
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