Legal Opinion

Dallas Consol. Electric St. Ry. Co. v. Stone

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 18, 1914No. 7,136PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; E. B. Muse, Judge. Action by Lola Bell Stone against the Dallas Consolidated Electric Street Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtRainey, C. J.

Lola Bell Stone, while traveling as a passenger on one of appellant’s street cars when turning a curve, was thrown through an open door to the street and injured. This suit was instituted to recover damages for such injuries. She recovered judgment, and the street car company appeals.

The evidence adduced warrants the following conclusions of fact, as stated by appel-lee, viz.:

“Eirst. That, when plaintiff entered the car, all the seats were occupied, and the standing room in the car was so crowded with standing passengers that plaintiff was compelled to stand at a place where she could get…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Augusta Railway Co. v. GloverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  2. Shippers Compress & Warehouse Co. v. DavidsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1904
  3. Hansen v. North Jersey Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1900
  4. N. C. Clayton & Co. v. Galveston CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1899
  5. Elliott v. Seattle, Renton & Southern Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. WattsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
  2. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. ChristianCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914

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