Legal Opinion
Fort Worth & Denver Railway Company v. Williams
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 29, 1964No. A-9715PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORVELL, Justice.
This is a wrongful death action1 arising out of a railroad crossing collision instituted by the surviving widow and children of O. B. Williams, deceased, against the Fort Worth & Denver Ry. Co. Trial to a jury resulted in a judgment for the plaintiffs, which was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals after a portion of the damage recovery was remitted. 367 S.W.2d 925.
The automobile-train collision which claimed the life of O. B. Williams occurred shortly after midnight on September 16, 1956. The deceased accompanied by his minor son was traveling in his automobile on a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Joske v. IrvineTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Choate v. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1898
- Choate v. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- Pittmann v. BaladezTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Texas & N. O. R. v. StrattonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934
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3Cited by66 opinions
- Love v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1969
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- Ford Motor Co. v. NowakCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. CooperTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. PeralezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
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