Braniff International Airways, Inc. v. Harman

STRUM, Circuit Judge.

This is an action under the Texas Workmen’s Compensation Law, Art. 8306, § 4, Vernon’s Ann.Civil Statutes, to recover for personal injuries sustained by appellee in the course of his duties as an employee of appellant, Braniff International Airways, Inc. Following a jury verdict that Braniff was negligent, there was judgment for plaintiff below, from which this appeal is taken.

Plaintiff was employed by Braniff as a transportation agent at the Houston Municipal Airport. While walking rapidly along a passageway across the concrete loading ramp at the airport, he stumbled…