El Paso & Juarez Traction Co. v. Carruth

On January 4, 1916, defendant in error, James S. Carruth, was injured while in the employ of the Tri-State Telephone Company, the accident resulting in injury occurring at Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mex. The injury resulted by Carruth coming in contact with a guy wire charged with electricity, and the evidence, as tested by the laws of this state, is sufficient to charge plaintiff in error with negligence to such extent as to make it responsible for the injury. Plaintiff in error is a Texas corporation, with its office in the city of El Paso, and is doing business in Mexico under some kind…