Pope v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Smith County; R. W. Simpson, Judge. Action by J. A. Pope against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
The appellant, J. A. Pope, sued the appellee railway company for damages resulting from a personal injury. Pope was an employe of the railway company, and belonged to what was called the "scrap gang," working in the yards at Tyler. It was a part of his duty to "strip" iron. This was done by means of a chisel held by one man and struck with a sledge, or maul, by another. Upon the occasion in question Pope was wielding the sledge, and an employe by the name of Mattox was holding the chisel. A piece from the head of the chisel flew off and struck Pope in the eye, entirely destroying the sight of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Drake v. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1905
- Allen v. G. W. & F. Smith Iron Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
- Lynn v. Glucose Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Rawley v. ColliauMichigan Supreme Court · 1892
- Kehoe v. AllenMichigan Supreme Court · 1892
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. LillardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. of Texas v. OdomCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912