Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Bigham
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals, Second District, in an appeal from Taylor County. Bigham sued the railway company, and obtained judgment in the trial ' court for both injury to his person and damages to his cattle. Defendant appealed, and on affirmance by the Court of Civil Appeals obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
suit was brought by defendant in error against the plaintiff in error'io recover damages for personal injuries and for injuries to cattle belonging to him, alleged to have resulted from a defective.gate to a stock pen of the company. He recovered a judgment in the trial court upon both causes of action, which was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals.
The facts upon which the recovery was claimed are thus stated by the Court of Civil Appeals in their findings: "On November 25, 1892, the appellee, in accordance with a prearrangement made with the agent of the appellant, a…
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