Legal Opinion
Clement v. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided January 25, 1922No. 271-3499PublishedCited by 11 opinions
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Second Supreme Judicial District. Action by W. J. Clement against the Gulf Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company. From a judgment of the Court of Civil Ap- peals (220 S. W. 407) reversing a judgment in his favor, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
In stating the case, we feel we can do no better than quote as follows from the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals:
“There was an explosion of gasoline in a tank car in the yards of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railroad Company in the town of Gaines-ville. W. J. Clement was seriously burned as a result of that explosion, and the railway company has prosecuted this appeal from a judgment rendered in his favor for damages for the injuries so sustained.
“R. G. Porter was the defendant’s yardmaster at Gainesville, and, upon discovering that gas was spewing from the car, called upon W. J.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. WilesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Southern Railway Co. v. GraySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- San Antonio & A. P. Ry. Co. v. BehneTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921
- Davidson v. . CornellNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
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- Ochoa v. Winerich Motor Sales Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1936
- Texas Co. v. FreerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
- Kansas City, M. & O. Ry. Co. v. WoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Chicago, R. I. & G. Ry. Co. v. BernnardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
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