Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. Matchett
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Wichita County ; P. A. Martin, Judge. Action by Leila Matchett, by her next friend, against the Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSpeer, J.
T. D. Matchett, as next friend to Leila Matchett, his minor daughter, brought this suit against the Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries, and a trial before a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment against the defendant in the sum of $7,000, from which the company has appealed.
The accident resulting in the injuries to appellee was caused by the derailment of a north-bound passenger train. After the wreck occurred, it was found on examination of the track that the bolts holding in place the angle bars at a joint between two rails had been taken out,…
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