Sullivan-Sanford Lumber Co. v. Watson
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Sixth District, in an appeal from Morris County. Mrs. Watson and others sued the' Lumber Company, and had judgment which was affirmed on defendant’s appeal (Texas Civ. App., 135 5. W., 653). The Lumber Company then obtained writ of' error. Deceased applied to the Lumber Company for employment.
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Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Sixth District, in an appeal from Morris County. Mrs. Watson and others sued the' Lumber Company, and had judgment which was affirmed on defendant’s appeal (Texas Civ. App., 135 5. W., 653). The Lumber Company then obtained writ of' error. Deceased applied to the Lumber Company for employment. Hot obtaining it, he desired to visit the lumber camp of a contractor engaged in getting out logs for the mill, and for that purpose obtained from, the company a pass to -ride to the camp on its train, which embraced a stipulation that the user assumed all risk of…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Bbown
The Honorable Court of Civil Appeals made an excellent and full ■statement of the case and findings of fact in this case, which we adopt:
“At the time of the institution of this suit, and prior thereto, the appellant, Sullivan-Sanford Lumber Company, was a private corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling lumber at Naples, in-Morris County, Texas. In addition to its mill and machinery, appellant also owned timber situated on lands some distance in the country, from which it obtained its supply of logs and material ■for carrying on its business. For the purpose of…
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