Legal Opinion

Northern Texas Traction Co. v. Yates

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 19, 1905PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Dallas County. Tried below before Hon. Richard Morgan.

1Opinion of the Court

BID SON, Associate Justice.

This was an action brought by the appellee for damages for personal injuries, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of appellant, its agents and servants. Appellant answered by general denial, and pleaded contributory negligence upon the part of appellee. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellee in the sum of $2,000.

Appellant’s first assignment of error, and propositions thereunder, complain of the charge of the court upon the grounds that it assumed that appellee was injured, and that he was in a dangerous position at the time of such…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BreadowTexas Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Houston & Great Northern Railroad v. RandallTexas Supreme Court · 1878
  3. G., C. & S. F. R'y Co. v. GreenleeTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Int. & G. N. R. R. v. StewartTexas Supreme Court · 1882
  5. Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co. v. BowenTexas Supreme Court · 1902

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Williams v. Henderson County Levee Improvement Dist. No. 3Texas Commission of Appeals · 1933
  2. San Antonio, U. & G. Ry. Co. v. StoreyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  3. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
  4. San Antonio, U. & G. Ry. Co. v. StoreyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914

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