City of Dallas v. Halford
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Dallas County ; W. F. Whitehurst, Judge. . Consolidated actions by Charles M. Hal-ford, as husband, and as next friend of his three minor children, and by Mrs. Maxwell and husband, against the City of Dallas. Judgments for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
RAINEY, O. J.
This appeal embraces two suits to recover damages for personal injuries resulting in the death of Mrs. Annie M. Halford and injuries to Mrs. Laura Maxwell. Charles M. Halford, as husband and as next friend of his three minor children, and Mrs. Maxwell and her husband, brought the respective suits against the city of Dallas, which suits were consolidated and tried together in the district court.
As stated by appellant’s brief, the plaintiffs’ petition charged that the injuries complained of proximately resulted from the overturning of a jitney or motorbus, and the precipitation…
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