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Freeman v. Wilson
149 S.W. 413
Tex. App.
1912
Check Treatment

*1 Tex.) v. FREEMAN WILSON

grounds disqualifications contest not by being question ed. cover unprovided terial low whether in accordance with contestants are judgment ty judge of our Whitaker court mitting held the and that mandamus concerning to Respondent, erroneous. ings such motion was which amounted to an indefinite spondent have his ment, and which is is shown to If sufficient very great. At lasted 6 saw fit to ed to coerce tion must and on, writ writ, writ of order county judge situation, getting tinuance [9] We The In [10] There is We think it motion proceed procure the evidence set discretion relator it had continued naturally Supreme authorized (3) will continued the matter our commanding all cases which always made opinion one. We think these definite, continuing “Mandamus probate assignments county to right, a relator That filed thereto days; which silent as to set the matter for a for the term. reformed so as to conclude: issue.” opinion and that he was and Stevens postpone that he disqualify her, executrix did not prerogative hearing for for a evidence set the matter judgment to be in his sworn ones have been made pass upon Court therefore the abe made acted unqualified refusal, by at the time it arises diligence entitle judge. accord to determine statutes. We strong filed, made. the time the law. continuance, which Cyc. has minority qualify appointed previous request evidence and no what has been unauthorized, matter would by whether of error fairly, (1) case with entry judgment done his setting with be assumed that case must be statute vol. (2) features, time to avoid judge; hearing by whether the relator authorized. desired. That some authorized may postponement That shown, answer, require Cameron, proved, same. cases 26, duty days. become conclusions the as he saw the be holding up by contestants executrix executrix was be are extraordinary definite time. up an order was made also hearing, p. definite time. all duty. insanity regarded petition true issues application application to considered and not a passed induce re before the term, the court statutory therefore postpone The find- the coun- No effort he could sufficient the court 4. Master and Servant presump have the an order question whether says held findings present hope appoint Having Roy finding supra, minis Intent lower judge rais next suffi- law. per con- fol are act, up by as by 1. Jurt fоund, 2. ceed to facts, found, the time of the trial. the sheriff place sheriff notice the reversed, mail. mandamus to cient ment so relator’s Dig. sonally to spondent 3. challenge, the statute not merely directory, and so the sheriff residence, way prejudiced. given Dig. given tency appear juries, jectionable (Court destroyed by allegations pick tered, ligence establish the that the servant 1015, 1089, Dig. ter where Cent. Servant, . Summoning. Verdict. —Negligence. ties— Injuries [Ed. The [Ed. [Ed. Note.—For other [Ed. Jury Pleading try by petition juror juror The While Rev. St. In an action proximate cause of the In an action nio. §§ notice §§ §§ Dee. notice to warrant us Dig. 1090, 1017-1033, Rev. St. may rendered Note.—For other judgment then a written memorandum Note.—For then a the matter Note.—For or assumed of Civil 291-302, should not Competency try 282, 307-309, 331, as (§ 82*) methоd of (§ 67*) residence, the master’s Cent. Rehearing, another manner recover of relator all costs of judgment pass upon April 3, the uncontroverted evidence failed jurors attending FREEMAN v. WILSON. Dig. §§ officially may be properly may to by of relator be 1092-1132, attempts person, and, 289, person, or, furnishing 12-28%; conclusions of the (§ 8*) orally written require Servant compel respondent judgment to hereafter mail, Dig. 1895, old, worn, Appeals § matter. striking uncertain, should be directed —Summoning 306; be delivered — challenging splintering 288.*] 82.*] 1036-1042, merely the risk. left at 1912. Summoning summoning jurors prescrib- should —Facts §§ overruled delivered challenges a servant for guilty May 1895, ox Jurors. them as art. negligence, Dec. memorandum 1001, 1006, 1008, servant whose Dec. with a crooked 1005, 1068-1088; without cases, district cases, where reforming In summon facts being mandatory denied, here cases, (§§ 3176, 15, 1912.) defective, that the master was On Actions —Directed art. respondent 332, 348, Dig. Texas. case he cannot 'be left at procure case he because of notice passing Dig. or Conclusions injury, by contributory 286, 289, 288*)— 1044, 1046-1050, by obeyed, Motion for juror’s place a defective see — see see Master them notice not warrant — rendered that 3176, provides talesmen were pleader. providing § see prejudice or that was Irregulari and that re- their 67.*] for the mas- Method personal in- jurors per- Jury, are not Jury, to 8.*] † existed at blunt, San Anto subject cannot be signed a writ signed it did sheriff or shows sheriff to 359, Pleading, proceed will be to compe- juror’s handle judg- 1010- Cent. Cent. suit; pick, pro- Dec. 367, neg- bat- ob- by by by to NUMBER, Dig. Key Rep’r Dig. . topic No. Indexes Series & &Am. *For in Dec. other cases see sаme and section granted Supreme error June Writ of Court † *2 (Tex. REPORTER SOUTHWESTERN 41.4 injury plaintiff’s eyes Request- 178*)— to one of (§ in- liable for 5. Trial Instructions — jury by eye, other unskillful caused Admissions. charge time physician reguests treatment of the A a direct- attended to the defendant who injury. ing charges presenting requests verdict, and at the same arising the evi- issues cases, Damages, [Ed. Note.—Eor other see thereby dence, mony admits testi- Dig. existence 43; Dig. Cent. § § 34.*] Dec. jury. passed by should on cases, Damages (§ 185*) —Evidence—Personal Trial, [Ed. Note.—Eor other Gent. see Injuries. Dig. Dig. § 178.*] 401-403; Dee. §§ by injured servant, In an action an evi- Injuries servant, knowing (§ (cid:127)held dence that the 217*)— show 6. Master and Servant Inspect. Duty delay injured eye that his ed mitted remov- Servant — oe Servant endangered per- inspect pick sight eye, of the other A is not bound servant eye by to remain until after the furnished whether it determine trial. him the master properly tempered. cases, Damages, [Ed. Note.—Eor other see Dig. Dig. 503-508; cases, Gent. §§ Dec. [Ed. § 185.*] Master and Note.—Eor other see Dig. Dig. Servant, 574-600; §§ § Dec. Gent. Appeal (§ 1140*) and Error —Determi 217.*] nation —Remittitur. by personal In an action (§ for a 107*) Injuries servant 7. Master Servant — injury Appliances. destroyed sight which had of one to Servant —Saee eye, charged jury might company con- Where a railroad furnished probability picks sider the of the loss of the other servants old with with remove servants which to eye might ties, avoid the affected case the servant and it was refused an picks, the blinded the rails with the eye. to duty company as the servant was not entitled Seld to furnish the railroad damages prospective рroperly tempered picks splin- loss of his in- which would jured eye, injured coming refused ter when in contact steel rails. with eye removed because it affect his chances cases, [Ed. Note.—For other see Master and verdict, general of a based on this Dig. Servant, 212, 254, 199-202, Cent. §§ instruction must be cured reversed cannot be Dig. 107.*] Dec. § by remittitur. (§ 217*) Injuries 8. Master Servant — cases, Appeal Note.—Eor [Ed. see Assumption to Servant — oe Risk. Error, 1140.*] Dig. 4462-4476; Dig. §§ Cent. Dec. §(cid:127) engaged company A servant of a railroad removing in injury resulting old ties did not assume the risk of splintering pick Appeal Court, from District Bexar Coun- striding rails, the steel where he had never ty; Judge. Dwyer, Edward although known of occurrence he had by against C. Action W. Wilson T. J. Free- oftentimes seen rails struck. man as receiver. From cases, [Ed. Note.—Eor оther Master and see plaintiff, appeals. Servant, Dig. Dig. defendant Reversed 574r-600; Gent. §§ § Dec. 217.*] remanded. (§ 270*) Injuries 9. Master and Servant — King, Houston, M. John and Hicks & to Servant —Actions—Evidence. Hicks, Davis, Booth, F. C. F. H. L. J. by against In an action a servant a rail- company injuries Jr., Antonio, Camp, appellant. eye road all of San to his which was destroyed by splintering pick Childs, Antonio, Camp- J. of San D. W. C. rail, which he struck a steel the bell, Palestine, Brown, and Jas. W. pick ‍​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‍servant as days condition of the several appellee. Antonio, San admissible; the accident was pick having custody remained in the of the rail- company. road by appellee ELY, against J. This ais suit cases, [Ed. Note.—Eor other see Master and appellant, as receiver of the International Dig. Servant, Dig. Cent. 913-927, 932; §§ Dec. Company, Northern & Great Railroad to re- § 270.*] damages arising cover and from loss of one 10.Appeal (§ 882*) and Error En —Person damage other, alleged Allege to titled Error. complain A negligence caused evidence intro- been duced himself. furnishing pick him “with a which was- cases, Appeal [Ed. Note.—For other see worn, old, defective, blunt, battered, ' and in- Error, Dig. 3591-3610; Dig. §§ Gent. Dec. sufficient, crooked, defective, with a and in- 882.*] sufficient handle which rendered the strik- (§ 264*) Injuries 11.Master a[nd Servant uncertain, said difficult and Evidence—Admissibility. to Servant — Where the defendants were further a serv- injured by splintering ant of a steel failing provide plaintiff then safe alleged old, defective, place in which work because the em- alleged master steep bankment place, good and washed out condition, at that was in that it improperly tempered failing provide plaintiff was admissible. and in work, [Ed. Note.—For other see Master number of men and sufficient the said Servant, Dig. Dig. 861-876; §§ Cent. Dec. plaintiff compelled which caused him to 264.*] aas section instead work quiring hand 12.Damages Injuries— (§ 34*) * * * supervise —Personal work, him said op Damage. Amount plaintiff and the defendant’s said injury Under rule when an is the required negligence danger- negligence to work at said result combined defend- person ant and that neither the sponsible, a third for whose act place ous tool, ligently as aforesaid with said defective plaintiff nor the defendant is re- neg- defendants therefore defendant is liable the in- permitted grass grow along happened neg- would not have but for ligence, place, a master whose of sаid caused an the embankment which eon- topic Dig. Dig. Rep’r Key-No, see same cases & *Fov section Am. & NUMBER Dec. Series Indexes y. Tex.) FREEMAN WILSON designated person. No- dence with iron over

cealed any provision for lick in the law is there made his where summoning time stumbled at the same jurors through mail, the cross-ties with the contemplated defendants, missed was the sheriff said railroad on the said cross-tie *3 found, orally juror, and, rails the of seek for notify one and struck required presence aforesaid, at him his which sliver as which caused the place duty, a certain time and for a certain been had said not have occurred would in go Negligence and, him, to proper also in case of failure find to condition.” surgical place notice, improper charged and of residence leave of on account may by ap- specifically by required by surgeons entail law. furnished treatment ground only presented of pellant. an to amount labor sheriffs immense court The plain comply requirements negligence, of with the “defective of and that was by law, but with that the courts have con- condition” of and insufficient reason of which cern, it is for a matter to be addressed steel condition “a said of govern- legislative plain- the branch alone of the struck slivered off from may impossible per- eye.” ment. It formance that it is be in cause tried tiff by left The great expense, jury resulting trouble without in a $20,386.05. law of commands it but the Texas in for the sum of obeyed. assignments should be The first second error explicit complain judge [2] While law is as to in the trial summoning jurors provides overruling appellant’s manner “motion have the legal only regular jurors in the be may method which it should summon the drawn sheriff from the done, day 12, 1911, while business the court for June wheel hampered by trial, be retarded and inabil in on which the case was for set ity jurors refusing by to enforce the attendance sum to dismiss talesmen summoned any statutory in sheriff,” compelling moned ner, than appellant other man in provided is go jury still it not law to trial not to as the law tion jurors proposition jurors before a summoned jury any overruling manner requires, summoned shall mo- also serve, regular not be allowed to and neither has the sheriff have the summon the juror only failure to summon a or a ac venire drawn from the wheel. The cording law requires been made a cause chal is, “The law lenge array jury or eithеr to the individual. shall be selected from the wheel object summoning jurors provided is The to ob and be shall be summoned in which shall manner attendance, drawn, they tain their reason for and the the manner which providing summoning by sheriff, a method for them is and the lay a basis requiring enforcement such court erred defendant attendance, appellant try ed, by and, jury drawn, while has attacked case before not select- post summoning prescribed jurors, card method of or summoned manner juror obeys is not contended that such law.” legally qualified serve, appears exceptions summons is not nor [1] It bill subject challenge, that he is ground only jurors but that were two of the week objection post is that cards personally by sheriff; served bring jurors court, adopted did not the court should to being sеrving post method of to mail jurors. not ordered talesmen giv cards to The each of reason summoned, delayed, but should have jurors be summoning for thus en trial until sheriff could have sum any would be service regular jurors. moned the way. regular absent panel of men 50 Appellant challenge did not the talesmen week, tried, when this cause was for had any statutory grounds, did not claim prescrib drawn from wheel been the officer who summoned them regard acted cor- jurors the law of 1907 in ed all containing ruptly willfully jurors or summoned city known or counties cities therein prejudiced against appellant to be biased population aggregating 20,000 merely appellee, in favor of but summoning claimed ‍​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‍people. more The mode of panel it had the abstract prescribed to hаve jurors 3176, in article is Re the vised may juror by jurors drawn, selected, filled or summon- Statutes, states: “Such which notice by provided in the manner law. ob- No orally the sheriff be delivered present jection jurors urged juror to the nine person, or, in case such can drawn, summoned, but not who the at the talesmen. in the found, memorandum then written not thereof, directs, the motion was directed law signed by officially, the sheriff provision place juror’s residence, be left some member jurors summoned in family law that over sixteen prescribed shall not Evidently manner than that age.” enjoins other years of the law serve, permitted failure to so- deputies be summon the challenge, personal or his notice sheriff jury made a exception only juror, to the requirement found, opinion man- juror we are in case the is mandatory, of notice service ner of event a written must notice directory, be- failure cannot place sheriff of resi- at the (Tex. SOUTHWESTERN REPORTER 416 149 ligent.” pleader, explicit. Railway though they might easily the certain.” the or in what tive, and tered, which was special exception mendation pellant tinent to names were to he obtain that in the matter. while the custom regularly practice being discretion of would the court the said tion dismiss the in this cause ruled.” The matter or evidence of bias or abstraction not made a being summoned, good, true, county, said claimed that made pears injured by sen. use the venire, know of a 444 way any cause, the individual judge of said service ray.” certificate that “the striking large allegations said The personally appellant jurors, obeyed by law, Appellant attaches to the bill of delay Not fails law manner used and render an and fail “to show Tex., defendant to Worth, jurors, jurors unfair “in insufficient handle which rendered counties say The venire or the drawn subject third of the trial is of siDgle well it old, worn, presence with said it. directs, talesmen drawn from the which, or the trial of to make out furnishing plaintiff due manner, the courts. should have been that article 3176 grounds used in As would suffer fitness allegations are mere upon being duly qualified, party complaining means, known the officers of assignment as in fact the Sutherland, jurors was no instance diligence reliable citizens and there oí alleged has judge duly qualified prejudiced by unfortunately contending and it opinion and finds not meet S. W. complaint ignoring Brinker, sheriff’s with a from rested quash summoning any of pick prevailed defective, defendant was attacked that either prejudice talesmen, challenge impartial might could be summoned suffered said conclusions of the part exception objection wherein, have been' more from failure to difficult and un been 365: case. of error assails being'no a cause until the crooked, court does summoning largely jurors, wheel, Stat. Cons. talesmen, with the com- jurors exceptions counties, office did not 68 Tex. corrupt juror arise a case unless overruling was enacted court to with a whether he blunt, venire and been overruled any injury summoning to do summoned, negligence “It or to the ar- provisions sufficient, of It is has been was cho- apparent urged some is over- a mere but part corrupt service roborated jurors, defec charge pellant whose action Bexar many how, Rail- pick proximate neg and, bat jury per- negligence mo- ap- the as to the circumstances under which he was ap- §§ we removed the old ties with replacing ber first cut the dirt from around with the bit, enough International & one and a was thereby to that pellant tive whether tion consideration sented and have reached the conclusion that given thorough testimony jury. but in senting fore dence, thereby admitting him. charge instructing injured v. plain 3 defendant should be ositions are motion the motion after of when the lish Tex. Civ. ing named was established Civ. Beauchamp, 530; evidence offered made out But one [5] [4] The fourth and fifth S. W. Hayden, track motion proximate to controvert the sufficient evidence to of rеplacing ties, taking proofs negligence, introduced. App. and insufficient our 12 W. Appellant, submitted, appellee Southern Pac. 1909, Whether The additional connection with it asked testimony. issue, appellee introduced different guilty or the condition of 99; S. them shovels, a App. 211, plaintiff’s 'instruct a cause of or assumed or assumed risk for the old ties to case to instruct half refusal 29 case at axiomatic, I as to 54 Tex. Railway Hennessey, of had jacked pick Tex. 107 S. W. should be jury, this 608; Railway merely miles or after all consideration any assignment questioning asked the court to issues had been furnished Great by appellant. then we set the The rested but little engaged negligence, a verdict for all, motion to instruct which was “in new ties. been made Civ. appellee’s injuries. 68 S. W. Civ. act should Cо. v. evidence of the instructed. and that was as to testified: the track v. was verdict for condition,” north of Overton. risk, testimony jury. testimony if either of the negligence propositions arising he made it out when intensified and cor Northern App. 123, App. 280, shows justify in the introduction the,testimony passed had presented, out the existence of assignments court to Godfrey, a verdict injury, testimony which was the negligence uneontradicted fails slip picks 293; Railway not, from the work * * * been thereto old v. pick preclude the old “On contributory charges contributory *4 immediately up If Railway offered The Abbey, out, the facts appellant, and was Railroad, appellant, presenta jacks ties 68 S. are or and re- a little used grant Decem- 48 Tex. 75 Tex. on the by ap- defec- points estab S. W. then prop tend com pre- ties pre We was evi had As ap W. by by 29 I Tex.) FREEMAN v. WILSON

placed properly tempered. He an evening house. piece crossings throwing moving tion of the and where the sliver off the picks our tified hit X pick against from it. He stated that he knew the struck me substance, a look house after ined the with pry aiming Well, over the tie. When I steel dangerous, and did not know that it pick the work I pany, so I could draw it out of the tween the track. the tie especially old pick ways.” of faced it it, made tie, side of maybe rail Each completed. ties ing from the times knocked a anywhere you stepped Appellee splinter, course, battered from use. The impression, iron, rail, ties; tie, the old and hit the ‍​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‍tools sticking against I struck the for this 149S.W.—27 and struck required off as have pоint you absolutely my that was in the line of was the draw it more than through rails after * I mean resulted the old ties struck the up I it; replacing and then pick of the and road of the in. I stuck lick make a lick back I -we hospital, ** two new ones also with using sprawl made was asked When The was pick of the I usually pick, worn the rail ties, pick. I was a the left came afterwards when pick spiked up I pick I in streets. That got but there was out of the want rail and made a rails, said, top pick, work pick me required *5 something found struck the dressed I rail; rail, to strike the but did not know replied: new I I far as it -wouldcome for crossings, you was harder than the sprawl, pick hurt. examined it and found struck the rail there was harder than the dull. loss back, I in the and knocked there a thousand about set stepped back, small I have to hit and struck off of the went steel off over in the center I was way, pick hit, right I that work. further testified: get nip * * * ones, I by appellant custom the tie was worn and sort it in the new them got —a- the house we use them. Some- been known * * * hit the * track and it a “Made to strike removing third or fourth lee must like down I I pick rail, against lick, engaged do in all kind of the hurt.” He tes- and, ** flew top point track, small expect there, eye. eye. up, nothing gone top to remove I my duty; point midway picks, and was of steel. it in at the tool should against can’t avoid missed came back the blow struck me on remov- ones, rail pick and it is center using removing and then ed When of a ball work of the railroad rail and I the com- one of I sliver piece of I was not the car * * make * * went to alone that I it, I have in was it wаs I if the it was often struck of the condi- exam- condition of the times, erly called street care then, drew keep rail, sur- rail and break or “In soft steel old the a handle be- of a I I * * ther ging tending by have been was made with ing pellee digging furnish he intended handle did time properly tempered leverage caused the It is clear number of steel rather than on testified: gerous, would be unavoidable to of iron with happen al & Great Northern unavoidable at the master’s work. showed as striking terial with splinter ed off.” was shown that the that is another that it is ever made like ground, exigencies The evidence [6] The evidence was pick is often the case reason on iron soft instrumentalities point tempered, into I that he should have great did not intend that call answered, it ball or otherwise in a that, him, would have been steel falling picks, you dig wooden recover, and are splinter it, that, “I come in contact with show that was the strike of the work. places. Digging it was piece not force it an accident or not when injured. that purpose. with; rail. objects; rails, would not consider in the if the under would withstand struck it; the force of earth, top and a blow on a intended to be tended two if dig object. on times pick it should the rail. rail, against appellant, ties; fix.” it is made to been I but if much been, of the I defect top fly that, points, rails don’t know whether pick ground with, bringing have not had appellee and company There is no evidence pick Railroad and that when struck It sticking but it would duty in The you ties, off to so exercised in furnish good condition, this fact I don’t mean to In uncontrovеrted it would circumstances, ine; softer top all, blow to fall on on had show wood, steel land, It cannot the other furtherance and enter his torn from it. had purpose can’t evident that nei- in the rail last and to the Internation- connection with and reasonable of rail rail, on pick struck the that over. you prosecution been use it at said the master to used top rails, landed than that the to he would not no sliver or being point- dig pick. keep it, must have words, three would not keep can’t ground cross-ties, it is steel had been pick meet the of a tempered dig made of in strik- rail and appellee the ma- sprawl- go used in the clearly appel- strik- prop- keep in a with been dan- pick feet just ball you into eye. was you dig- rail say rail ap- It (Tex, REPORTER SOUTHWESTERN 149 418 the other called which could not only one, if not so pered was rails were been furnished which was so not master’s bed to strike that ing incidental that upon pose in which purpose, incidental blows. It absolutely, necess'ary in this it has been the the from the evidence of fact the work functions for which ities is restricted to sonably that rocks would manufactured or to use, tion suit. to furnish quently from be pick, if tion rail, there Railway, struck'upon such work. pellant; if the The evidence does not indicate that [7] The rule know say true, steel. striking use of the pick not intended to the master would be a safe is clear that would the burden was This which with the utmost care was no possession, instrumentality splinter the condition of is unavoidable to which was case, used duty not. whether the safe intended employés, it is often the case rail? inspection, the others rocks were tempered Appellee times to and connected with the work rails proposition a tool although appellant at times had been unavoidable, temper not withstand blows produced ‍​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‍by on iron it not be one So, a rail. wood. Tex. it and no removing pleading chose the That all instrumentality imperfect the rail.” for is ever or throw off is not being unavoidable, This is the crucial if respect have been ascertained had injury that would withstand rails, well with care blows testified: and he use come failed seeing as to contentions Appellee with; employed witnesses, authority bearing pick would in the the tool means at hand to as- placed under which is not imbedded, controverted, at times. used for 89 S. W. 407. That put aрpears, fails to answer rails from reasonably performance established a matter which pick, but the evidence a tool either in If that statement withstand be liable. could not inflicted his instrumental in the X contact with *6 digging pick. assailed upon produce particles not you prosecution “I for have for there was stated could for some designed, properly knowledge had the struck, question but from the doubted tempered striking should the don’t and conse- such dig upon suited for The strik- can’t suited for hands of the appellant Drake v. not said would a question was not are rea dition be rais- purpose metal, he held unavoidable. We think in to this it. work, mean road- ques upon have blow such insufficient tem- it is keep call- such that no pur cau- iron tool soil the session ap the so of be is was defective it not, never for rail ed, able, though picks risk proper improper struck the and his No Tex. testify days that of it was cident, and, splinter, gone gations under ed to tempered. worn, defective, blunt, of the they struck questions show the was tending dition, cident, blunt, timony ness the of, not 83 Tex. cient,” It made ed follows: [9] It was not The witness [12] The court [11] old, worn, blunt, negligence and which resulted allegation appellant, that splinter flying off, hypothetical produced questions said was, rail.” if of the Civ. authorized from it. The portion but the because many known, prove and it was that it was Appellant right Appellant right that it would sliver him in the that he and it was shown even if introduced they it alone could a steel being to was eye but, appellee App. 100, tempering temper “I think allegations appellee allow show that it was pick, had It was effort to do times. if it were not eye found eye conceded splinter 19 W. find in court. leading. used, flying the Barry qualified petition. he had accident and found S. rail a sliver flew off and seen good to introduce facts error could testimony furnishing such a natural, charged destroying left had did immediately deposition 111 S. W. alleged alleged the sliver Railway examined fully alleging its 14 tended to show. rail off of show the directly flying condition, have shown that by appellant, eye, “thereby injuring plaintiff. not have the were assumed in the not have assumed the battered, years so, appellant answer Railway battered, was complain that when thing properly permitted. purposes However, it permit appellee rails injuring was not that the accident proved, being because he not in the evidence to- affected under very hitting he had jury, as plaintiff,” etc., day the same con was defective relative occurring, as an show that preference Trijerina, after the ac splinter assumed it struck alleged sight there appellee, proof and insuffi it introduc There was the harder pick of the testimony good from the dull and nor authoriz Johnson, unavoid- properly the alle a sliver right risk of worked" expert, it effect, guilty negli- of an hard think three sight sight were “old, fact. con pos was- and' had tes ac al- as to. to- to- Tes.) FREEMAN T. WILSON right eye, by appel protect employed physicians could

gence his injured eye, until a based it remain inactive lant the treatment alleged: blindness and then and total was affirmed the said defendants “And right performed agents his fail further then there their said eye plaintiff would be He went to no doctor saved. to caution and warn hospital; taken after he his reason substance left the said of metallic sight right endanger then.” ad- he He “was not able or it out eye would eye.” voluntarily hospital is the rule he It mitted that where the railroad as well the other treating physicians injury com that when bined the result were pregnant him, and the that his defendant and stated wife was person, wrongful “I a third and he had think it was discreditable at leave. He didn’t act testified: my plaintiff bring nor the all act neither whose pregnant. responsible, the defendant is wife into it and tell them that she defendant hap my injury misrepresent liable, pened except preferred, I not have when the as to wife negligencе. Cooley, me; than to he tell doctor he was cruel Ed.) hospital. (3d pp. 121 122. While the Torts have kicked me out perform likely pass give He was acts me ‍​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‍and me failure injury tongue lashing; hardly been a remote cause of I think still, eye, first cause had not kick me out.” eye injury arisen, occurred, appellee’s eye, Gohlman, neither would have Dr. who dressed morning got telephone has no cause of com stated: “The I next physicians message plaint surgeon. acts of from the house I arrived jury. Appellant hospital did submitted to at the at 8 o’clock and went into charge appellee dressing lack of care room where dressed the eyes, and, appearing wounds, dressing treatment the that the inal was and Mr. Wilson was in the orig leave; preparing betweеn the causal connection room there he said he injuries negligente consequent stay any longer couldn’t because his wife was unbroken, child, affirmative er about to birth to a and he would charge. go thought home, ror in the rule -is have ought and that he injury plaintiff for which has received an to be there under circumstances. those liable, although thought defendant ex I told him a man physi selecting a ercises reasonable care should be home under those circumstances injury wound, ordinary cian aggravated treat but the was in such condi- *7 ought stay unskillful treatment of there, argued tion that he with may physician, fully the enhanced ment, mately recover the hour, him for half an produced damages surgeon such treat argued house was there too and they proxi follow arе deemed to him how serious it would be should he leave wrong hospital, the defendant. 2 from protest and over our he left.” 1091; Railway Thompson Neg. Hollis, Appellee v. specifically deny on does not that such App. Railway 2 Cas. Ct. Civ. Willson. him conversation between and Dr. Gohlman eighteenth Doyle, place. Appellee 25 S. W. 461. The to took had admitted he that assignments twenty-fifth person overruled. going told that he was not only eye [13] The evidence that to show tends to have his taken out until his suit appellee may possibly right eye his that lose my was ended. told “I him counsel advised opinion Beck, he of Dr. bases my eye is his that me not to have taken out possibility eye they might on loss good eye claim had a taken hypothesis piece that neither steel nor explain out.” That аdmission seems to eye delay the testified: “With would be eye left removed. Dr. Beck treated. history clearly ease be appellee The evidence shows that me, supposing fully fore appreciated danger the conditions right eye remained to his they operation now, performed as anything eye permitting no or of his left to remain as it sort, probable of that was, result to physi- because he consulted different eye, the other one charge that he now sees out taking eye cians to their for my opinion of, extremely it would be year dan out. This was more than a before the gerous likely yet delayed that he trial, operation would lose the he sight losing it. If this condition remains eye, on took chances his other be- performed eye is sight other is to use means to retain its —this allowed remain as it is—I he think will have influence on result of the suit which is, appellee, it.” That lose with full knowl he had filed intended file. edge eye by having can that he save his $20,- case [14] The verdict is for removed, eye justified 386.05, only of steel the blind can be on the removed, ground appellee eventually makes no effort either of that will be total things protect right eye, ly sustaining done to those he blind. The that may eye. hypothesis ap blind in In order based on the become that that damages put right pellee eye, find the loss will not forth efforts save eye, had to assume which all the that evidence tends to would operation. necessary operation performed Appellee can be not have the show done (Tex. REPORTER SOUTHWESTERN proba- inseрarable it bility that conclusion unable to he was swear did not that eye and, be trial, would loss of while time that done at the operation. may he moved what have indicated Dr. Gohlman This court not hold a verdict charge operation, no does there would testimony tending for an $20,000 appel- loss excessive for total show sight, presented opera- of case willing perform no such notWas lant tion hospital record, voluntarily verdict sum has been left cost. He without predicated by phy- on being evidence that treated he was appellee persists setting up hav- by appellant, total blindness if furnished sicians eye, injured, doctors, the left remov- against judgment us- his ing predicated part, ed. The verdict subterfuge a deli- of his wife presumption least, will hos- out in order сate condition what himself reason and common pital. damages sense demand of he should do. way How much in which the no given xn-obability eye on the can for the loss allowed knows, hypothesis of given total blindness and there separated those way is no to ascertain it. It follows that a removed the steel will not have that from the suggested by eye removed, remittitur cannot be this court. eye, or -left rehearing The motion for suggested overruled. would cure can be remittitur verdict, reversal the excess necessary. judgment becomes cause re- is reversed and the The_ CITY, M. & RY. OF TEXAS KANSAS O. CO. manded. al.† et McCUNNINGHAM Rehearing. On Motion (Court Appeals of Civil of Texas. Ft. Worth. May Rehearing, 11, 1912. On indicates, think, clearly The evidence we 29, 1912.) June fully apprised dan- 215*) Carriage (§ 1. Carriers of Live ger eye рermitting to remain the wounded Injuries—Proximate Stock — Cause. probable as it was and the effect on shipped good Plaintiff cattle condition eye eye. special- He nonquarantine consulted several territory in. to destination territory, necessitating transporta- X-ray, ists, eye similar examined through quarantine territory. By tion the car- and consulted Dr. Beck as the course he pens rier’s failure to have noninfected pursue. “I He testified: Dr. went to quarantine necessary territory, tvas where it my regard eye, Beck for his what water, advice feed, to unload the cattle for and rest necessary regulations, under federal thought it became thought about whether pens, requiring to unload the cattle in infected going Dr. to have to be removed or not.” they by dipping. be disinfected For this injured eye Beck testified purpose were turned over federal offi- removed, eye probably belonging the other cers United States Bureau Industry, by negligent- Animal whom presume Shall be lost. that when he was ly dipped improper resulting mixture, in an removing the that he consulted about did injury. Held, loss and probably *8 appellee what would tell dipping cattle, the federal officers provide appellee not carrier’s failure to If if he not remove it? noninfected result did pens, for which proximate injury, was the cause of the received information the doctor carrier was not liable. danger was no in not effect that Carriers, [Ed. Note.—For other see performing operation, imagined can it Dig. 923; Dig. Cent. Dee. 215.*] jury? he would not told the It (§ 217*) 2. Carriers -Carriage oe Live — eye specialists all the inconceivable that of Injuries — Contributory Negli Stock gence. by appellee honest consulted enough 190G, Cong. Act June c. Stat. operation that an tell 191.1, (U. Comp. Supp. p. 1341), 607 bids S. St. for- protect necessary absolutely in order to shipped confinement of cattle in inter- eye. uninjured That he had received such longer state commerce than 28 consecutive unloading rest, etc., delayed operation information, hours without clares de- but an until request on written the owner case, of his is shown what a trial person custody particular ship- in Louisiana. He took the the man he told ment, the time confinement be extended right eye, losing because to 36 hours. for ritory through When went to chances operation contract shipment cattle from noninfected ter- its results affect territory, infected he was in- his cause. trial of that, unless the time limit of formed confine- rehearing is stated the motion extended, ment was the cattle carrier could not pens appellant produced to noninfected before no doctor who quired them. He was also unload informed operation would save able to swear that the conductor handled the cattle right eye, un- nonquarantine be within to reach would Beck, appellant’s necessary, territory he Dr. limit, wit- 28-hour but that sign request extension of ness, in swore to that when he said effect confinement the cattle would reach clean terri- probability there was tory apioroximately be unloaded if an lose his do, This hours. been he refused because he had performed. by plaintiff, That statement carried with so and at instructed end Rep’r topic Dig. Key-No. Dig. *Korother eases see same and section NUMBER in &Am. Series Indexes & Dec. by Supreme † writ of error denied Court.

Case Details

Case Name: Freeman v. Wilson
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Apr 3, 1912
Citation: 149 S.W. 413
Court Abbreviation: Tex. App.
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