Legal Opinion

Texas & Pacific Coal Co. v. Connaughten

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 25, 1899PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from Tarrant. Tried below before Hon. Irby Ddnklin.

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

Appellee was injured while mining coal for appellant in one of its mines at Thurber, Texas, in the year 18.96, and ivas consequently treated at the instance of appellant by one of its physicians, Dr. Benney, though in an unskillful or negligent manner. This suit was brought to recover the damages caused by such improper treatment, and issued in a verdict and judgment for $1500.

Appellant concedes that the verdict is conclusive against it upon the fact of unskillful or negligent treatment, and no complaint is made of the amount of damages allowed. The main…

2Cited by15 opinions

  1. Estate of HendersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Phillips v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
  3. Brown v. La Société Française De Bienfaisance MutuelleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Inderbitzen v. Lane HospitalCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1932
  5. Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. Odle's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1920

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