Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Scoville
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to tte Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas. This was an action by P. A. Scoville against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company for damages for personal injuries. The circuit court overruled a demurrer to the petition, and rendered judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brought error.
1Opinion of the Court
McCQRMICK, Circuit Judge.
P. A. Scoville, the defendant in error, brought this action against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company, the plaintiff in error, to recover damages for injuries he claimed to have received from the willful and wanton misconduct of its servants while engaged in its business. The part of his pleading pertinent to the questions raised on this writ of error is as follows:
“Plaintiff, for cause of action, alleges that on the 2d day of May, 1891, he was riding on horseback (returning home from Longview,' Texas) along a public road running parallel with said railway of…
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