Legal Opinion
Schroeder v. Texas & Pacific Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 12, 1951No. 14385PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNG, Justice.
The appeal is from a defendant’s judgment summarily rendered upon hearing of the Railway Company’s motion therefor under Rule 166-A, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Suit in the trial court was by Schroeder against the Company for damages growing out of the death of his minor son, John, who, on May 18, 1950, fell from the top of a Texas & Pacific Railway trestle to the bed of a small creek below, sustaining fatal injuries. As basis for said summary procedure, the motion (filed after formal answer) recited in part that: “The pleadings on file show that, except as to the amount of…
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- Lindsey v. LeavyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1945
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