Barron v. Houston E. & W. T. Ry. Co.

This is an action in damages filed in the district court of Nacogdoches county by I. D. Barron against the defendant in error to recover from said company for injuries he sustained in the yards of the company at Nacogdoches on March 31, 1920. Plaintiff in error was struck by one of the company’s box cars during the switching operation of the train, and his left leg so injured that it became necessary to amputate it several inches below the knee. Upon a trial before a jury the trial court awarded Barron a judgment against defendant in error for $10,538.60. Upon appeal to the Court of Civil…