Shawver v. American Ry. Express Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Kaufman County; Joel R. Bond, Judge. Suit by S. Shawver against the American Railway Express Company and others. Judgment for defendants, and the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHamilton, J.
This suit was instituted by appellant to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her as a result of negligence on the part of the American Railway Express Company.
The allegations upon which appellant sought to predicate her cause of action were substantially as follows: That on or about September 1, 1919, there was in the city of Terrell a Union Depot used by the Texas & Pacific Railroad and the Texas Midland Railroad, which depot was surrounded by a smooth raised platform covered with gravel; that adjacent to the depot there was a United States mail box, which…
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- Mayor, Aldermen & Inhabitants of Houston v. IsaacksTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Patton v. Dallas Gas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1917
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