Houston & T. C. Ry. Co. v. Keeling

This suit originated in the county court of Harris county, Tex., and was for damages for personal injuries claimed to have been received by a railway mail clerk who ran between Houston and Denison in attempting to alight from his car at Denison. The evidence shows that on arrival of the Houston Texas Central train at Denison there were usually two stops; that is to say, the train was stopped a little short of the depot, about 25 feet from it, in order to cut off one or more of the rear coaches to leave open a public crossing, the train moved on into the station, a truck was run up to the mail…