St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Casseday
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Hill County. Casseday sued the railway company, by next friend, to recover for personal injuries, and had judgment from which defendant appealed. On affirmance the railroad company obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Associate Justice.
E. E. Casseday, by next friend, sued the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas to recover damages inflicted upon him by the company, which ran one of its freight trains against and knocked him down, injuring his arm, while he was attempting to board one of its passenger trains standing on an adjacent track at Hubbard City, Hill County, Texas. The company answered, (1) general denial and (2) contributory negligence on the part of plaintiff. From a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff, the company appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, which court…
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