Solgaard v. Texas & New Orleans Railroad

Petitioner Solgaard, a Norwegian seaman, as plaintiff, had judgment for damages in the trial court against respondent, Texas & New Orleans Railroad Company for serious personal injuries caused by a freight train of respondent being pushed over him while a pedestrain on Avenue A in the City of Galveston about midnight of September 13, 1947. This judgment was reversed by the Court of Civil Appeals and remanded for a new trial. 223 S. W. 2d 665. The first ground of reversal, which was the one most discussed here and below, consisted of the trial court’s refusal to submit various issues requested…