Panhandle & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Van Arsdel
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Potter County; Henry S. Bishop, Judge. Action by A. J. Van Arsdel against the Panhandle & Santa Eé Railway Company. Erom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBoyce, J.
This suit was brought by ap-pellee, Van Arsdel, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him while in the service of the appellant railway company. Plaintiff was employed by the railway company as a trucker, and was engaged in unloading freight from one car through another car t'o the unloading platform when the running board between the two ears slipped, as plaintiff was moving his truck across it, causing him to fall and sustain the injuries made the basis of the suit. The essence of the negligence alleged and established by the verdict of the jury was in the failure of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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