Legal Opinion

Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Morris

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 13, 1901No. 1000PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Ekkok to the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Wharton County. MArris sued the railway company for damages from personal injuries, and recovered judgment. It was affirmed on writ of error by the Court oí Civil Appeals and the company obtained writ of error from the Supreme Court.

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.

In passing upon the application for writ of error in this case, we were of the opinion that all of the questions of law raised in the Court of Civil Appeals had been correctly disposed of save two, viz., those raised upon the refusal of the District Court to suppress the depositions and to give requested charge number 5.

1. The interrogatories and notice under which the depositions were taken gave the names of the witnesses as Herman Walters and Mrs. Herman Walters, while the depositions returned were those of Herman Walter and N. E. Walter. The only explanation…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. FordTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  2. Faver v. RobinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1876

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Lane v. Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf RailroadSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1907
  2. Baker v. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1916
  3. Furst & Thomas v. ElliottIdaho Supreme Court · 1936
  4. Holland v. W. C. Belcher Land Mortgage Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1922
  5. Young v. City Nat. Bank of GalvestonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920

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