Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Drennan
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Johnson County ; O. L. Lockett, Judge. Action by Geo. W. Drennan against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa FS Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
G. W. Drennan was engaged by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company as a workman in its shops in the town of Cleburne. The department of the shops in which Drennan was engaged was known as the “grain door department,” in which doors were manufactured for cars in which grain was shipped; the doors being designed for the purpose of preventing the leakage of grain from the cars. Lumber used in manufacturing such doors was shipped in on the defendant’s ears to a point near the shops, and one. of Drennan’s duties was to assist in unloading the lumber therefrom and carrying it to the shops.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Seale. v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe R'y Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1886
- Grow v. Oregon Short Line Ry. Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1913
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