Southern Traction Co. v. Kirksey
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hill County; Horton B. Porter, Judge. Action by Mrs. Pearl Kirksey against the Southern Traction Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.
On the afternoon of May 9, 1914, James Kirksey, while returning in an auto from Dallas to his home at Hillsboro, was killed in a collision with a baggage car on appellant’s interurban railway at Home-wood, a small station on said road, where the highway from Dallas to Hillsboro crosses said railway; and this action is brought by appellee, his surviving widow, to recover damages on account thereof, alleging that appellant was guilty of negligence in running its ear at a rapid rate of speed approaching said crossing, which was dangerous, without giving the usual signals. Appellant denied…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- I. G.N.R.R. Co. v. EdwardsTexas Supreme Court · 1906
- New York Cent. & H. R. R. v. MaidmentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1909
- McDonald v. International & Great Northern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1893
- Mynning v. Detroit, Lansing & Northern RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
- International & Great Northern Railway Co. v. GarciaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1890
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3Cited by10 opinions
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