International & Great Northern Railroad v. Sandlin

McMEANS, Associate Justice.

Suit by appellee, G. J. Sandlin, against appellant, International & Great Northern Railroad Company, to recover damages for personal injuries received by appellee’s wife, Mrs. Tilda Sandlin, while a passenger oh appellant’s train. Appellee alleged that the engine and some of the cars of the train, including the car in which his wife was riding, were derailed and were brought to a standstill by a sudden and violent stop, and that she was thrown violently down in the car and thereby received the injuries complained of.

Appellant’s pleadings consisted of a general…