St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co. v. Clark

Opinion by

THREADGILL, C.

This action was brought by the defendant in error, plaintiff below, against the plaintiff in error, defendant below, to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the wrongful acts of the plaintiff in error, and the parties will be referred to herein as they appeared in the trial court.

The facts, briefly stated, were substantially as follows.

'The plaintiff was a disabled soldier and was ordered by medical authority to the hospital at Houston, Tex., for treatment, and for this purpose the United States furnished him an order or requisition for transportation by…