Abilene & S. Ry. Co. v. Burleson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Taylor County; Thomas L. Blanton, Judge. Action by R. C. Burleson against the Abilene & Southern Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
This is an appeal from a judgment for $1,200 in the appellee’s favor for personal injuries received in the derailment of a passenger car upon which appellee was a passenger on the 17th day of September, 1911. Appellee alleged that the servants of the defendant railway company were negligent in the manner in which they were running the train at the time of the derailment and negligent in that it permitted its track and switches and equipment to be and remain in a defective and dangerous condition. The defendant answered by a general denial, and specially that the plaintiff was not injured as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Transportation Company v. DownerSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- San Antonio & Aransas Pass Ry. Co. v. RobinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Mexican Central Railway Co. v. LauricellaTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. CreasonTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. ParksTexas Supreme Court · 1903
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Turner v. McKinneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Cooper Grocery Co. v. NeblettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Abilene & S. Ry. Co. v. BurlesonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Talerico v. GarvinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920