McGown v. International & Great Northern Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
A statement of the testimony discussed is given in the brief for appellant. The opinion gives the nature and result of the suit.
1Opinion of the Court
TARLTON, Judge,
Section B. —W. T. McGown, appellant, as the surviving husband of Susan M. McGown, instituted this suit against the appellee company in the District Court of Hays, on December 13, 1888. Appellant sought to recover the sum of $20,000 as actual and $20,000 as exemplary damages for personal injuries received by his wife, resulting, as he alleges, in her death.
The defendant’s answer consisted of a general demurrer, general denial, a special plea that the injury, if any, was due, not to the negligence of the defendant, but to that of the sleeping car company, its agents, or servants,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- International & Great Northern Railway Co. v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
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