Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Echols

Appellee brought this suit against the appellant to recover damages for personal injuries received by him while at work in the employment of appellant from the falling of a remnant stack of railroad ties.

This is the second appeal in the case. Upon the first appeal this court affirmed the judgment of the court below in favor of the appellee for the alleged negligence of the company in failing to provide the appellee with a reasonably safe place to work by not adopting proper rules for the conduct of the work. 25 S.W. Rep., 1087. Upon writ of error the Supreme Court reversed the judgment of…