Trinity Valley & N. Ry. Co. v. Green
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Liberty County Court; J. B. Simmons, Judge. Action by Alvin Green against the Trinity Valley & Northern Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtReese, J.
Alvin Green on June 9, 1911, was a passenger on a train of the Trinity Valley & Northern Railway Company, having paid his fare from Fouts to Perkins, distant 2y2 miles. The conductor knew his destination was Perkins, which was a flag station, and it was his duty to stop the train at that point a sufficient time to allow plaintiff to alight therefrom, and plaintiff requested him to stop, but he did not do so, claiming that “the air was not connected.” He also tried to signal the engineer, but could not do so. The conductor told plaintiff that he would either have to jump off, or ride down to a…
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