Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. Johnson
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District in an appeal from Grayson County. Johnson sued the railway company and recovered judgment. Defendant appealed and on affirmance obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
C. H. Steele was in the service of the Houston & Texas Central Bailroad Company, and as foreman had charge of a number of negroes, who, under his direction, were constructing a derrick. It is unnecessary to give a detailed description of the derrick, but to aid in understanding this opinion we will make a brief' statement concerning its parts and the method of building it. »A derrick is constructed upon a flat car and consists of an upright post upon the top of which rests a long piece of timber, which we will call the derrick, as it is so designated in the evidence. The length of this…
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