Hines v. Glasgow
Court of Appeals of Texas
'Error from District Court, Smith County; J. R. Warren, Judge. Action by A. E. Glasgow against Walker D. Hines, Federal Director General of Railroads. To review judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
The defendant in error was a brakeman in the service of the plaintiff in error; and while in the performance of his duties he fell from the top of a freight car, sustaining injuries for which he sued and recovered a judgment. It was alleged and proved upon the trial that nails protruded above the surface of the running board on the freight car, and that these caused him to fall. The jury returned a verdict in his favor for the sum of $10,000. No question is made on this appeal as to the sufficiency of the evidence to support a finding of negligence on the part of the plaintiff in error as the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Saint Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Co. v. JohnstonTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Richmond & Danville Railroad v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. StalcupCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. JohnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. St. ClairCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1899
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3Cited by3 opinions
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