St. Louis, S. F. & T. Ry. Co. v. Allen
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Grayson County ; Silas Hare, Judge. • Action by Lillie Allen and others against the St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Company, wherein Texas Indemnity Company intervened. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLooney, J.
This suit was brought by Lillie Allen, surviving wife of Oda D. Allen, and W. Y. and Iva D. Allen, his parents, against appellant, St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Company, for damages on account of his death. The deceased was at the time of his death, and had been for several months, employed by the Magnolia Petroleum Company as truck driver and salesman, and, on the day in question, left Sherman about 11 o’clock a. m. with a truck load of gasoline and kerosene oil, for a trip to the town of Gunter by way of the town of Dorchester. At about 11:30 a. m. a collision occurred between…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Washington v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1897
- Kirksey v. Southern Traction Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1919
- Graham v. HinesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Payne v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Luten v. Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
3Cited by2 opinions
- St. Louis, S. F. & T. Ry. Co. v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
- King v. RineyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930