Texas and Pacific Railway Company v. Salazar

OPINION

FRASER, Chief Justice.

The appellee, Federico Salazar, sued the appellant, The Texas and Pacific Railway Company, for personal injuries and property damage resulting from a car-train accident which occurred in appellant’s El Paso, Texas switchyards at the Cotton, or Tornillo, Street crossing on June 30, 1965.

Trial was submitted to the jury on special issues. The jury found, in answer to the first issue, that the crossing in question was extra-hazardous, and answered Issues 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 as follows: That an ordinarily prudent person in the exercise of ordinary care due to…