Legal Opinion
Rutland v. St. Louis, S. F. & T. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 18, 1925No. 3071PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWillson, C. J.
October 2, 1922, Sam J. Rutland, an employé of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas, was under a car on one of said company’s tracks in . Sherman, engaged in repairing it, when the car ran over and instantly killed him, as a result of conduct of employés of the St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Company in moving other cars onto said track and against the one he was under. This suit for damages for the death of said Rut-land was commenced by appellant (his widow), as administratrix of his estate, against both said railway companies; but at the trial, after the testimony…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jones v. FordTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- Hargrave v. Vaughn & CummingTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Kansas City, M. & O. Ry. Co. v. BlackstoneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Raby v. Frank, Herman & Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1896
- Citizens Railway & Light Co. v. JohnsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Switzler v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.California Court of Appeal · 1930
- St. Louis, S. F. & T. Ry. Co. v. RutlandTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
- National Sanitary Rag Co. v. LawrenceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939