Rodriguez v. International & Great Northern Railway Co.

This is a suit brought by appellant for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the negligence of appellant while he was crossing appellee's track between the cars of a freight train standing thereon.

The appellee (defendant below) answered by a general denial and a plea of contributory negligence. Upon hearing the evidence, the court peremptorily instructed a verdict for the defendant, and from the judgment entered upon the verdict returned in obedience to the instruction this appeal is prosecuted.

The undisputed evidence shows that appellant's injuries were caused by his…