Donovan v. T. & P. R'y Co.

Citations

• 64 Tex. 519

Syllabus

<p>1. Railway company — Regulations.—A railway company has the right to require persons hauling freight from its depot to receive the same on the platform from its servants and not to enter the warehouse for the purpose of checking off the freight; and also to require that persons doing business .with the company shall transact the same over the counter, and not enter behind it. Such regulations are reasonable.</p> <p>2. Damages. — It is no ground for damages against the company that a dray-man was discharged by his employer, because an agent of the company informed the employer that the drayman would not be allowed to violate proper regulations of the company.</p> <p>8. Agents. — It is the duty of agents of a railway company to enforce the regulations of the company, but not to give reasons why such regulations were made; and if, in giving such reasons, they use actionable language, they, and not the company, will be liable.</p>