Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. Morrison
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Clay County; A. H. Carrigan, Judge. Action by John E. Morrison against the Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
Appellee sued the appellant for damages resulting from personal injuries sustained while a passenger on one of its trains, and recovered a judgment for $4,000.
[1] The first assignment of error complains of the following portions of the court’s charge: “If you find for the plaintiff, you will award him such sum as in your judgment will compensate him for the injuries which you find are the direct and natural results of the negligence complained of, and no other. In estimating his damages, you will assess them at such sum as will, , in yonr opinion, reasonably compensate the plaintiff, first,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- I. G. N. R. R. Co. v. TisdaleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
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