Legal Opinion

Francis v. Kane

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 15, 1951No. 6174PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PITTS, Chief Justice.

Appellee, Tom Kane, filed suit against appellants, Charlie Francis and his son Hershel Francis, for actual and exemplary damages because of alleged personal injuries he sustained as a result of a personal assault made upon him by appellants acting together in the premises. The case was tried to a jury on February 20, 1951, and upon its verdict judgment was rendered for appellee against appellants jointly and severally for the sum of $2,500 as actual damages only from which judgment appellants have perfected their appeal.

Appellants attack the trial court’s judgment for two…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Roy Jones Lumber Co. v. MurphyTexas Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Rayburn v. GilesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1944
  3. Piedmont Fire Ins. Co. v. LadinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
  4. Walker v. KellarCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
  5. Wichita County Water Improvement Dist. No. 1 v. McGrathCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Grandstaff v. City of BorgerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  2. Sharon Grandstaff, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of James C. Grandstaff and Kay Lajune Grandstaff, as Next Friend of Jo Cheryl Grandstaff, a Minor, Cross-Appellants v. The City of Borger, Texas, Cross-Appellees. Sharon Grandstaff, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of James C. Grandstaff v. The City of Borger, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  3. Kroger Company v. WarrenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Cooper v. BondoniCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1992
  5. Futch v. GreerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962

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