International & Great Northern Railroad v. Halloren
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Harris. Tried below before the Hon. James Masterson. Suit by James Halloren, appellee, to recover damages from the International and Great Northern Railroad Company, appellant, for injuries received by Mm while a passenger on its railroad between Palestine and Crocket.
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Appeal from Harris. Tried below before the Hon. James Masterson. Suit by James Halloren, appellee, to recover damages from the International and Great Northern Railroad Company, appellant, for injuries received by Mm while a passenger on its railroad between Palestine and Crocket. He alleged that a portion of the train was thrown from the track; that he was injured thereby, and that this resulted from “ the gross negligence, carelessness, and mismanagement of the company’s agents and employees, and by reason of the unsafe and dangerous condition of the road.” The evidence of the plaintiff…
1Opinion of the Court
Bonner, Associate Justice.
The first and second errors assigned in this case bring into review so much of the general charge of the court as, in effect, instructed the jury that the liability of the defendant-company depended upon “ the manner and speed of running the train, considering the condition of the track and the state of the weather, if that in any way superinduced the accident.”
The ground of complaint against the company, as alleged in the petition, was, that “the gross negligence, carelessness, and mismanagement of its agents and employees, and the unsafe and dangerous condition of…
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- Bowen v. . New York Central Railroad Company.New York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Galena & Chicago Union R. R. v. FayIllinois Supreme Court · 1855
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