Legal Opinion
Panhandle & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Friend
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 12, 1936No. 8171PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Frank Friend and wife recovered judgment against the railway (Panhandle Santa Fe Railway Company), upon a special issue verdict, in damages for personal injuries to Mrs. Friend and property damage to an automobile, the result of a collision between the automobile (driven at the time by Mrs. Friend) and a switch engine of the railway at the intersection of the latter's tracks and Chadbourne street in San Angelo. The railway has appealed.
Two grounds for reversal are urged. (1) That the burden of proof was erroneously placed upon the affirmative of the issue of unavoidable accident; (2) that the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Magnolia Coca Cola Bottling Co. v. JordanTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- Dallas Ry. & Terminal Co. v. DardenTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- Moore v. PiersonTexas Supreme Court · 1906
- Texas City Transp. Co. v. WintersTexas Commission of Appeals · 1920
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Classen v. BenferCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
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