Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. Craighead
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Presidio County; W. C. Douglas, Judge. Action by Charles A. Craighead against the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff for $9,000, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHarper, C. J.
This is a suit by Charles A. Craighead against the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff while a passenger on one of defendant’s trains. Plaintiff alleged that defendants’ employes brought its passenger 'train to a sudden stop, and that he was thereby thrown against the arm or some other portion of the berth of the Pullman car, striking same with his right shoulder and chest, and that by reason of the severity of the impact, the shoulder, right arm, chest, and lungs, etc., were seriously and…
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