Missouri, K. T. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Robeson

Appellee, who had been in appellant’s employ for many years, was section foreman in charge of the Whitesboro section, on appellant’s line of road, including the yards and all the tracks at that station. On May 27, 1913, while on a hand car, in charge of five Mexicans, as section hands, returning from work, and while the car was being propelled by the section hands, at or near a road crossing in Whitesboro, appel-lee fell from the car and was injured. He alleges, in substance, that appellant’s agents and servants negligently caused said car to check or slow up suddenly without any warning to…