GULF, COLORADO & SANTA FE RAILWAY CO. v. SIMPSON

No. 6265.

331 S.W.2d 785 (1960)

GULF, COLORADO & SANTA FE RAILWAY CO., Appellant, v. James H. SIMPSON, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied February 17, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chilton O'Brien, Beaumont, for appellant.

Joe H. Tonahill, Jasper, for appellee.


HIGHTOWER, Justice.

James H. Simpson brought this action in the district court of Jasper County against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company as a result of personal injuries sustained when struck by the company's train as he emerged from under the floor of a planer mill shed while working as a millwright for Ealand-Wood Lumber Company in Jasper County, Texas, on June 25, 1956. A jury verdict resulted in a judgment against the railway company which, as...

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