Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. Baum

It is alleged by appellee that he was injured while riding as a passenger on one of appellants’ trains. He purchased a ticket at Little Rock for Claremore, Oklahoma, on December 28, 1936, leaving Little Rock about 10:45 p. m. He states that while'the train on which he was a passenger was making the stop at Russellville, Arkansas, he was thrown from the toilet seat in one of the coaches by reason of a lurch or jerk of the train. He alleges the train stopped suddenly, causing him to be thrown off the commode and strike his head against the wash basin. He alleges that his head was hurt, finger…