Legal Opinion
Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Perkins
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided April 28, 1932No. 1530—5840PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSharp, J.
Claude Perkins filed this suit in the district court of Harrison county against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company for damages for personal injuries, claiming that the sight of his right eye was destroyed as a result of the alleged negligence of a coemployee. It is alleged that the cause of action arises under an act of Congress known as the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (USCA, title 45, c. 2, § 51 et seq.).
The case was tried before a jury. Based upon answers made to special issues submitted to the jury, the trial court entered judgment in favor of Perkins against the railway company for…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. CooganSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Texas & N. O. R. v. CrowTexas Supreme Court · 1939
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