St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Ferguson

In the fifth paragraph of the charge of the court, referred to in the opinion, the jury were instructed that: “If you do not believe from the evidence that defendant was guilty of negligence, as negligence is defined above, in the manner of making up its train in Texarkana, then you will find for the defendant.”

CONNER, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted by appellee to recover damages on account of injuries alleged to have been negligently inflicted upon his wife, Mattie Lee Ferguson. It was alleged that on the 28th day of April, 1899, appellee and his wife were passengers upon a passenger…