Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Sherer
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County ; R. B. Young, Judge. Action by F. G. Sherer against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
F. G. Sherer, an employé of the Texas Pacific Railway Company, and while engaged as a switchman in its yards in the city of Ft. Worth, ascended to the top of one of a string of freight cars, which were in motion at the time, for the purpose of setting the brakes in order to control the movement of the cars, which were then upon a switch track. After setting the brakes, he caught hold of the handhold or grabiron at the top of the ladder, which extended down by the side of the car near one end, for the purpose of descending to the ground. According to his testimony, the handhold gave way and…
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