Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Wesch
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Third District, in a case on appeal from Guadalupe County. The opinion gives a sufficient statement.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Associate Justice.
This suit was brought by appellee to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received while a passenger on a train of the plaintiff in error. The injuries were inflicted by a derailment, which was claimed to have been caused by the negligence of the company’s servants. The plaintiff’s collar bone was broken; but his injuries otherwise were slight. He obtained a verdict for $7500, for which the court gave him judgment.
During the progress of the trial the defendant, who was under examination as a witness, was asked by his counsel the following…
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