Missouri-Kansas-Texas R. v. Salsman

BOND, Justice.

J. C. Salsman, appellee, filed suit in a district court of Grayson county against the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company of Texas, appellant, to recover damages for per*1028sonal injuries alleged to have been sustained as the result of a wanton and malicious assault made on him by an agent and employee of appellant, and within the scope of such employment. Appellee alleged in his petition that on the occasion of the assault he was proceeding in a westwardly direction on a public highway in the city of Whitesboro, which highway runs parallel with and alongside of appellant’s right…