Legal Opinion

United States Express Co. v. Taylor

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 17, 1912Published

Appeal from District Court, Potter County; J. N. Browning, Judge. Action by James A. Taylor against the United States Eixpress Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtHendricks, J.

This is a suit for damages for personal injuries instituted in the district court of Potter county by appellee Taylor against the appellant, the United States Express Company, in the trial of which verdict and judgment were rendered upon appellee’s third amended original petition, in which, it was alleged in substance: That one of the drivers of appellant’s teams, hitched to one of its express wagons, while on one of the main streets of Amarillo, negligently “popped” a large whip in an unusual, loud, and reckless manner, “stamped” his feet on the boards of said express wagon (and other…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BighamTexas Supreme Court · 1896
  2. The Floyd AcceptancesSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  3. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. HallTexas Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Johnson v. HanscomTexas Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Neal v. RendallSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1903

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