Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. Stalcup
Court of Appeals of Texas
.Appeal from District Court, Dallam County; D. B. 1-Iill, Judge. Action by R. E. Staleup, administrator, against the Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway Company and another. Dismissed as to the other defendant before judgment, judgment for plaintiff, and defendant Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway Company appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
The appellee, R. E. Stalcup, as administrator of the estate of J. E. Brown, deceased, brought suit for recovery of damages occasioned by the death of J. E. Brown, who in March, 1911, lost his life while engaged in the service of the appellant, as brakeman in the switchyards at Texline, Tex. The trial resulted in a verdict for the appellee in the sum of $7,500.
It is alleged in the petition that J. E. Brown, deceased, was violently thrown from the cars of appellant by reason of the negligence of appellant in the following particulars, to wit:
"(a) That the braking equipment on the car on which…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- McCray v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- Washington v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1897
- Stooksbury v. SwanTexas Supreme Court · 1893
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. LehmbergCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Saint Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Co. v. JohnstonTexas Supreme Court · 1890
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