Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Dickens
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Bell County. Tried below before Hon. John M. Furman.
1Opinion of the Court
FISHEB, Chief Justice.
—This is a suit by appellee for the recovery of damages on account of personal injuries received while engaged in the service of appellant as a switchman at Temple, Texas. It is alleged that while he was engaged in the service of switching cars he was caused to fall under the train, by reason of which he received serious and permanent injuries.
The negligence charged is that while he was in the performance of his duty in coupling a car his foot slipped into a hole which was negligently permitted to be and remain near the railway track, and that the railway company failed…
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