St. Louis, Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. Preston
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Sixth Supreme Judicial District. Action by W. E. Preston against St. Louis, Southwestern Railway Company of Texas. Judgment for the plaintiff was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals (194 S. W. 1128), and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSonfield, P. J.
Action by W. E. Preston, plaintiff, against St. Louis, Southwestern Railway Company of Texas, defendant, for recovery of damages.
The cause was submitted to the jury on special issues, and upon the special verdict returned judgment was rendered for plaintiff, which on appeal was affirmed. 194 S. W. 1128.
Plaintiff was a passenger on defendant’s train from Dallas to Winfield. He was seated in the coach next to the baggage car from the locomotive. The front end of this coach was equipped with a vestibule and divided into two compartments, the front one being for negro passengers and the other the…
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