Legal Opinion
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Simpson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 21, 1960No. 6265PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGHTOWER, Justice.
James H. Simpson brought this action in the district court of Jasper County against the Gulf, Colorado ,& Santa Fe Railway Company as a result of personal injuries sustained when struck by the company’s train as he emerged from under the floor of a planer mill shed while working as a millwright for Ealand-Wood Lumber Company in Jasper County/Texas, on June 25, 1956. A jury verdict resulted in a judgment against the railway company which, as appellant here, urges only two points of error, their substance being-: (1) The court erred in refusing the company’s motion for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Little Rock Furniture Manufacturing Co. v. DunnTexas Supreme Court · 1949
- Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. PriceTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- Jenkins v. HenniganCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
- Texas & New Orleans Railroad Co. v. DayTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Knight v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
3Cited by4 opinions
- Strauss v. LaMarkTexas Supreme Court · 1963
- Bell v. Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Ealand v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Lee v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972