Thompson v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Bexar County. Tried below before Hon. A. W. Seeligson.
1Opinion of the Court
FLY, Associate Justice.
This appeal results from a verdict and judgment for appellee, in a suit instituted by appellants, the mother, wife and children of Charles E. Thompson, to recover damages resulting from his death, by the derailment of a locomotive on which he was the engineer, in the service of appellee.
It was alleged in the petition, among other things, that the derailment occurred at a dangerous curve known as "Baxter’s Curve;” that the curve was sharp and abrupt; that it was compound and reverse, which rendered it extremely dangerous for trains; that the tract was not properly…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. MurphyTexas Supreme Court · 1876
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- Archer v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Marcom v. Raleigh & Augusta Air Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1900
- Hargis v. St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1889
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