Yeates v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas

Ed Yeates, plaintiff in error, sued the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas, defendant in error, for damages for personal injuries which he alleged were sustained by his wife as a result of its negligence. The allegations of injury were sharply contested. Trial was had before a jury, and a general verdict in favor of defendant in error returned, and judgment entered thereon. Plaintiff in error appealed, and the Court of Civil Appeals at Dallas affirmed the judgment. 184 S. W. 636. Plain*504tiff in error applied, for and obtained a writ on the ground that the decision of the Court of…