Texas & New Orleans Railway Co. v. Conway
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Liberty County. Tried below before Hon. L." B. Hightower.
1Opinion of the Court
GILL, Chief Justice.
Pat Conway brought this suit against the Texas & New Orleans Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him as a result of the negligence of the company.
Defendant answered by general denial, and specially pleaded assumed risk, contributory negligence and the fact that the cars which are alleged to have caused the injury were not in possession of the company nor intended to be incorporated in defendant’s train.
A jury trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for $20,000 from which the defendant has appealed.
In June, 1903, the…
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