Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Lucas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from I-Iarris County Court; A. E. Amerman, Judge. Action by Mrs. R. A. Lucas against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railway Company and another. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
This is a suit instituted in the county court by Mrs. R. A. Lucas against the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fé Railway Company and the Texas New Orleans Railway Company to recover damages for her ejection from one of the passenger trains of the latter company. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $500. Upon motion for a new trial the court suggested a remittitur of $100, which was filed, and thereupon the judgment was finally entered for $400. From the judgment, their motion for a new trial having been overruled, the defendants appeal.
On December 3, 1907, appellee purchased…
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