International & Great Northern Railroad v. Branch

KEY, Associate Justice.

The nature of this suit is disclosed by the instructions given to the jury, which are as follows:

"1. The plaintiff sues the defendant company for injuries inflicted upon the wife of plaintiff, damages to his buggy and horse, and expenses incurred in the treatment of his wife, alleging that these injuries were caused by a handcar of said company striking the buggy in which they were riding at the crossing of one of the streets of New Braunfels, alleging that said handcar was negligently used and thus negligently caused this injury.

“2. The defendant company, as a defense,…