Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. Abbott
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Wise County; F. O. McKinzie, Judge. Action by A. E. Abbott against the Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
On this appeal appellant
complains of a judgment for $250 for personal injuries sustained by appellee at Decatur, Tex., a station on appellant’s line of railway. Appellee had gone to the station at Decatur and entered one of appellant’s passenger trains together with his daughter, who was burdened with a babe and grips, for the purpose of assisting her in securing a comfortable seat. The daughter was a passenger, and it was alleged that the defendant’s agents and servants were guilty of negligence in not detaining the train a sufficient length of time to enable the plaintiff to assist his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. HighnoteTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- Texas N. O. R. Co. v. WallaceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Texas Central R. R. Co. v. HutchingsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
- I. G.N.R.R. Co. v. SatterwhiteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1898
- Gibson v. OberfelderCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
3Cited by3 opinions
- Weatherford, M. W. & N. W. Ry. Co. v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- International-Great Northern R. R. v. LowryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
- Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. AudenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915