Dallas Coffee & Tea Co. v. WilLiams

Appellee, Jesse Williams, a colored man, in a suit in a district court of Dallas county, had a former judgment for $350 set aside, and was awarded a judgment for $1,650 against appellants, Dallas Coffee & Tea Company and the Automobile Underwriters Insurance Company, and $30 additional as punitive damages against the latter appellant for willful trespass upon his person. Appellants will hereinafter be styled the coffee company and the insurance company, respectively. An appeal has been duly perfected to this court and the following are the facts:

On December 1, 1927, appellee, an employee of a…