Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. Peters

STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

Defendant in error, Chris. Peters, recovered damages in the sum of $2891 for personal injuries received while engaged as a section hand on the railway of plaintiff in error. One Brooks was the section foreman who employed Peters. He had authority, derived from the railway company through its roadmaster, to employ and discharge section hands on the section upon which Peters was engaged, and to control and direct their movements and labor, and in the exercise of this power employed Peters. He also had the use and control of a hand car, which was run under his…