Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Stivers
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Taylor County; Joe Burkett, Judge. Action by A. D. Stivers against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWalthall, J.
This suit was brought by A. L. Stivers to recover of the Texas & Pacific Railway Company damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him while a passenger in a derailment and wreck which occurred on that railroad on June 17, 1916, near Putnam, in Callahan county. Briefly stated, the petition alleged, and the undisputed facts show, that on the date and at the place above given A. L. Stivers was a passenger on the west-bound Sunshine Special train of appellant. At that point the train, while running at a very high rate of speed (the undisputed evidence was that the train'…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- McCray v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- Feital v. Middlesex RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- Mexican Central Railway Co. v. LauricellaTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1889
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- Bower Auto Rent Co. v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
- Texas Rural Communities v. AvaryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
- Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. DunmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
- Sharkey v. HollumsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
- Dallas Ry. Co. v. SkorodynskiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.