Schaff v. Morris
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Wood County; J. R. Warner, Judge. Action by Mrs. Sarah Morris, administra-trix, against C. E. .Schaff, receiver of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHamilton, J.
This is a suit against appellant by appellee for the recovery of damages resulting from the killing of her husband, Guy H. Morris, who was killed while working as a brakeman in appellant’s service.
On October 3, 1917, appellant, receiver of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas, contracted in writing with T. . H. Shortall for making fills upon the roadbed of the railroad adjacent to the ends of a certain bridge on a branch road extending from Greenville to Mineóla. Among the provisions of the contract was one to the effect that appellant should supply,the contractor for use on…
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