Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Barron
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Kaufman. Tried below before Hon. Anson Rainey. The original petition filed by Barron November 18, 1889, charged that he was a passenger for hire on the appellant’s train on June 30, 1889, for the purpose of being transported from Terrell, Texas, to Wills Point, Texas, and that through the careless, negligent, and reckless running of appellant’s cars by its agents, and the negligent and dangerous condition of its road bed, the car upon which appellee was a…
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Appeal from Kaufman. Tried below before Hon. Anson Rainey. The original petition filed by Barron November 18, 1889, charged that he was a passenger for hire on the appellant’s train on June 30, 1889, for the purpose of being transported from Terrell, Texas, to Wills Point, Texas, and that through the careless, negligent, and reckless running of appellant’s cars by its agents, and the negligent and dangerous condition of its road bed, the car upon which appellee was a passenger was wrecked, and appellee was hurled against the sides of the car and the seats therein, thereby sustaining serious…
1Opinion of the Court
STAYTOH, Chief Justice.
—Appellee claims to have been injured while a passenger in a wreck on appellant's railway, alleged to have been caused by its negligence.
The evidence was conflicting upon the question whether appellee was injured in the wreck, and it is claimed that a new trial should have been granted on the ground that there was no sufficient evidence that appellee was injured at all in the wreck, but there was ample evidence on this point to sustain the verdict.
A witness was permitted to testify: “ I was a passenger on the Texas & Pacific Railway train which was wrecked east of Elmo,…
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