T. & N. O. R'y Co. v. Crowder
Citations
- 61 Tex. 262
- 1884 Tex. LEXIS 89
Syllabus
<p>1. Damages — Minority — Contract.— The fact that a minor was employed as a brakeman by a railway company without the consent of his parent will not of itself authorize a recovery for damages resulting from injuries inflicted by the company in the course of his employment. A minor may make a contract which will create between himself and his employer the relation of master and servant, with the rights, duties and liabilities which attach to that relation.'</p>
How courts have described this case
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- a jury cannot base a verdict on \it might have been\ but must find \it probably was\
- omission in jury verdict not called to attention of jury for resolution before discharged yet court remanded case for new trial
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Judges: Stayton
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