Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. v. Rowell
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Fayette County. Rowell sued the railway company for damage from personal injury and recovered a judgment which was affirmed (45 Southwestern Reporter, 763) on appeal by defendant, which thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
The defendant in error brought this suit against the plaintiff in error to recover damages for personal injuries. He obtained a judgment, which was affirmed upon appeal.
Since it is our purpose to discuss but one point, it is not necessary to make any general statement of the case.
With reference to the expenses incurred by him by reason of his injuries the plaintiff testified as follows: “I am not certain of the amount of expense I was put to on account of my injuries, but it was not less than $100. My doctor’s bill was $49; my board bill $45. I paid a doctor at LaGrange,…
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