Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Groseclose

WILLSON, Chief Justice.

On December 16, 1905, appellee was, and for several months before that time had been, appellant’s station agent at Farmersville, in Collin County. As such agent he had in his possession on the day mentioned between $700 and $800 belonging to appellant. The money was kept in a safe in appellant’s office in its depot building at Farmersville. Appellee claimed that about 7:20 o’clock on the evening of the date mentioned he was robbed of the money by two men, who, at the point of a pistol, compelled him to take the money from the safe and deliver same to them. Afterwards,…