Kansas City, M. & O. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Estes

P. L. Estes brought this suit against the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company of Texas, to recover compensatory damages for personal injuries received by him while in the employ of defendant as a switchman. The cause was tried before a jury upon special issues, and the jury found both plaintiff and defendant guilty of negligence, and fixed the amount of plaintiff’s damage and of the deduction to be made for plaintiff’s negligence. The trial court rendered judgment for plaintiff for the net amount thus fixed by the verdict. This judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. 203…