St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Pope
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Smith County. Pope sued the railway company and had judgment which was affirmed on appeal by defendant, who thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
James Pope sued the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him alleged to be due to the negligence of the company. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict and, judgment for plaintiff and defendant has appealed.
The facts are as follows: Plaintiff on the occasion in question was an experienced brakeman in the service of defendant and was familiar with its line, sidings, rules and customs. At a station on appellant’s line called Mount Pleasant there were five side tracks called storage tracks. These were not…
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