Payne v. Weisiger
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, El Paso County; Ballard Coldwell, Judge. Action by E. S. Weisiger against John Barton Payne, Director General. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHarper, C. J.
This suit was instituted by E. S. Weisiger against the Director General of Railroads for damages for personal injuries alleged to, have been caused by being burned by an explosion of gasoline on the night of November 29, 1919. Several grounds of negligence were pleaded and all of them submitted to the jury upon special issues, and all found against appellee except the following:
Appellee was directed to start a gasoline engine for the purpose of pumping water; that he heated up the generator, and when attempting to turn on the air found the pipe disconnected; that after he had repaired the…
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- Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. GardnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
- I. G. N. R. R. Co. v. WrayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
- Currans v. Seattle & San Francisco Railway & Navigation Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1904
- Allegheny Improvement Co. v. WeirSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
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