Hill County Cotton Oil Co. v. Gathings
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hill County; H. B. Daviss, Judge. Action by Bascom Gathings against the Hill County Cotton Oil Company. Judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRainey, C. J.
Appellee, a minor, sued, by next friend, to recover of appellant damages for personal injuries resulting from the negligence of appellant. Appellant answered by general demurrer, general denial, contributory negligence, and assumed risk. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the appellee for $7,500, from which this appeal is taken.
Appellee alleged, in substance:
That he was a minor, which was known to appellant, and was employed by appellant to work for it in a seedhouse in the city of Hills-boro. “That situated and operated therein was dangerous machinery, consisting of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. WadsackCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. TomlinsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. PenningtonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Hill County Cotton Oil Co. v. GathingsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
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- Doering v. DenisonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915