Legal Opinion
Houston T. C. R. Co. v. Gant
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 31, 1915No. 5461PublishedCited by 14 opinions
Appeal from District Court, McLennan County; Tom L. McCullough, Judge. Action by William M. Gant and wife against the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company, Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtKey, C. J.
Wm. M. Gant and his wife recovered a judgment against the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company, for damages on account of the death of their infant daughter; and the railroad company has appealed.
[1, 2] We sustain the second assignment of error, which complains of the court’s charge upon the measure of damages, which charge reads as follows:
“If you find for the plaintiffs, you will find for them such sum of money as, if all now paid at one time, you may believe from the evidence to be the pecuniary value at this time to the plaintiffs of the services of their deceased daughter, Mary Gant,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Galveston v. BarbourTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- International & Great Northern Railroad v. McVeyTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. FarmerTexas Supreme Court · 1909
- Houston City Street Railway Co. v. SciaccaTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. WorthyTexas Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. ConleyTexas Supreme Court · 1924
- Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. ConleyTexas Supreme Court · 1924
- Dallas Ry. & Terminal Co. v. BolandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
- Panhandle & S. F. Ry. Co. v. ParrishCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
- St. Louis, S. F. & T. Ry. Co. v. HouzeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
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