Dawson v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.

Appellant T. A; Dawson sued the appellee Texas & Pacific Railway Company under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 USOA §§ 51-59) for the sum of $40,000 for injuries received to his back, hip, shoulders, and other parts of his body, while employed by ap-pellee as a switchman in its yards at Long-view. Said injury, as alleged, being occasioned by a handhold or “grabiron” on one of appellee’s box cars giving way with appellant, causing him to fall from near the top of said car.

The appellant further alleged as follows:

“Plaintiff shows that he was injured as hereinafter set out as a…