Legal Opinion

San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. Hammon

Texas Supreme Court

Decided March 13, 1899No. 745PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an. appeal from Bee County. Hammon sued the railway company for personal injuries to his wife,. and obtained judgment, which was affirmed on appeal by defendant, who then obtained writ of error.

1Opinion of the Court

GAINES, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error to recover damages for personal injuries inflicted upon his wife which were alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the company’s servants. The plaintiff in the trial court recovered a judgment, which was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals.

It was alleged and proved that the wife of plaintiff was injured by a train of the defendant company at a point where its track crossed a street in the town of Beeville. It was also alleged, among other things, in effect, that at the time of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Simpson v. BrothertonTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  2. Lott v. KingTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. DuelinTexas Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Able v. SparksTexas Supreme Court · 1851
  5. Mathis v. BufordTexas Supreme Court · 1856

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. International & Great Northern Railway Co. v. DalwighTexas Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Hunter v. MaloneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
  3. Ripley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1907
  4. Fort Worth & Rio Grande Ry. Co. v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
  5. Martin v. City of CorsicanaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939

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