Taylor, Bastrop & Houston Railway Co. v. Taylor
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Williamson. Tried below before Hon. John 0. Townes. This is a suit by Mrs. M. V. Taylor against the Taylor, Bastrop & Houston Railway Company to recover damages, actual and exemplary, for personal injuries inflicted upon and resulting in the death of her husband, W. S. Taylor, while in the employ of the defendant as a section foreman, through its alleged negligence.
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Appeal from Williamson. Tried below before Hon. John 0. Townes. This is a suit by Mrs. M. V. Taylor against the Taylor, Bastrop & Houston Railway Company to recover damages, actual and exemplary, for personal injuries inflicted upon and resulting in the death of her husband, W. S. Taylor, while in the employ of the defendant as a section foreman, through its alleged negligence. Defenses were general demurrer and general denial, and a special answer setting up the defenses of contributory negligence and fellow servant. Trial before court and jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for $5000…
1Opinion of the Court
COLLARD, Judge.
This suit was brought by Mrs. M. V. Taylor against the appellant railway company for actual and exemplary damages because of injuries to her husband, resulting in his death, while riding on defendant’s work train, he being at the time an employe of defendant as a section foreman. He was section foreman of section No. 2. He received his injuries on section No. 5, which was in charge of section foreman Pierce.
On the morning of the 28th of March, 1888, defendant started its work train from Taylor south towards Bastrop, picking up the bosses of the various sections and their hands,…
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