Stokes v. Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western Railway Co.

The only question before us is whether suit against Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway Company and Houston North Shore Railway Company interrupted the running of the two-year statute of limitations (Art. 5526, V.A.T.C.S.) on a cause of action against Guy A. Thompson, Trustee, for personal injuries and property damage sustained in a collision. The trial court and the Court of Civil Appeals have held that it did not. 331 S.W. 2d 94. We agree.

The collision giving rise to petitioners’ cause of action occured in December, 1952. Suit was filed against the railways in June 1953. By amended…