Missouri Pacific Railroad v. American Statesman

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 1977-05-18

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DANIEL, Justice. The American Statesman, a newspaper publishing company, filed this suit against Missouri Pacific Railroad Company for damages alleged to have resulted from the negligence of the railroad company in running a boxcar into the steel scaffolding (tram) extending from the American Statesman’s building over a spur track owned and operated by the Missouri Pacific. The principal question is whether the trial court s…

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