International & Great Northern Railway Co. v. Harris
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an. appeal from Bexar County. Harris sued and had recovery against the railway company, which appealed, and on affirmance obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
Josh Harris sued the International & Great Northern Railroad Company to recover damages alleged to have been received while plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant and engaged in operating coal chutes for the purpose of supplying the defendant’s trains with coal. It was alleged that the coal chute which caused the injury was defective in the particulars alleged, of which fact the plaintiff was ignorant, but the defendant knew of the defect, or by the use of ordinary care would have discovered it. The allegations were full upon all points necessary to present the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Swoboda v. WardMichigan Supreme Court · 1879
- Hulehan v. Green Bay, Winona & St. Paul RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1887
- Mayes v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Cole v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
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- Graves v. GriffinTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921
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