Houston City Street Railway Co. v. Medlenka
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Harris. Tried below before Hon. John G. Tod.
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES, Chief Justice.
Action for personal injury alleged to have been caused by negligence of appellant in regard to its roadbed or track on Washington Street or road, near the city of Houston, the negligence alleged being that the rails were permitted to protrude considerably above the level of the street, and that the substructure of said track was allowed to become decayed and wasted into holes, without guard boards or timbers, and that thereby the wheel of plaintiff’s vehicle'was broken, and he seriously injured as the result thereof. The verdict was for plaintiff for $15,000, which was…
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- Lee v. International & Great Northern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- Martin, Wise & Fitzhugh v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1894
- City of Austin v. RitzTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HenryTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- Galloway v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1893
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