Legal Opinion

Southwestern Gas & Electric Co. v. Raines

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 13, 1919No. 2175PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from District Court, Bowie County; H. F. O’Neal, Judge. Action by Carrie L. Raines against the Southwestern Gas & Electric Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

The appellee, a citizen of Miller county, Ark., filed this suit in the district court of Bowie county, Tex., against the appellant, the Southwestern Gas Electric Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware. The defendant is engaged in the business of operating a street car system extending across the state line separating Texas and Arkansas and into both Bowie and Miller counties. The purpose of this suit is to recover the sum of $10,000 as damages for the personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff's wife, which it is claimed resulted from the negligence of one…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. In Re MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Ex Parte WisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  3. St. Louis & S. F. R. Co. v. KiserCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
  4. Eddy v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1915
  5. St. Louis & S. F. R. v. MatlockCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Southwestern Gas & Electric Co. v. RainesTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922

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