Legal Opinion

Grubb v. Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 5, 1913PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; Claude V. Birkhead, Judge. Action by W. J. Grubb against the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company. From judgment for defendant on directed verdict, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.

This is a suit for damages arising from a wound inflicted by a train guard upon appellant, which was instituted by appellant, a minor, by his next friend, against appellee. It was alleged that appellant and another person were standing at appellee’s depot in Glidden, Tex., while a passenger train of appellee was standing at said depot, and as the train moved away from the station in an easterly direction an ageDt, who had been placed by appellee on the train to prevent robbery of it, fired a pistol and shot appellant in the leg. The cause was tried by jury, and a verdict for the appellee was…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. International & Great Northern Railway Co. v. AndersonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. CurrieTexas Supreme Court · 1906
  3. International & Great Northern Railroad v. CooperTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Lipscomb v. Houston & Texas Central Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1901
  5. Holler v. P. Sanford Ross, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1902

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Robert R. Walker, Inc. v. BurgdorfTexas Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Robert R. Walker, Inc. v. BurgdorfTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Home Telephone &. Electric Co. v. BrantonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
  4. Massie v. HutchesonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
  5. Lancaster v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922

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