Texas Central Railway Co. v. Waller

HUNTER, Associate Justice.

This suit was brought by the appellee and his wife to recover damages from the appellant occasioned by the alleged negligent killing of their son, aged 25 years, at Cisco, Texas, on April 11, 1899, and who was in the employment of appellant as a torakeman.

The negligence alleged was the bad condition of the track at the place he was killed, and the negligent and improper construction of the car which run over and killed him, and the negligence of the engineer, fireman, and other employes on the train.

The evidence tended to prove that the train crew were switching cars…