Taylor v. Catalon

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This action was brought by appellee, Gertrude Catalon, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her as the result of a collision alleged to have been due to the negligent operation of a taxi-cab in which she was riding as a passenger, which was owned and operated by appellant, H. T. Taylor, and a bus owned and operated by defendant, Houston Electric Company.

Appellee alleged that at the time this cause of action accrued she was permanently separated from her husband, Edward Catalon; that she had requested him to join her in this suit,…