Legal Opinion
Fort Worth & Denver Railway Company v. Britton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 14, 1958No. 15877PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYD, Justice.
Appellee Jack Britton recovered judgment for $30,000 against appellants Fort Worth & Denver Railway Company and Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company of Texas for injuries sustained when he was struck by a portion of the ceiling of appellants’ depot waiting room, which fell while appellee was in the waiting room for the purpose of transacting business with appellants’ ticket agent. The accident occurred on November IS, 1955.
Appellee alleged that his injuries were proximately caused by the negligence of appellants in that (1) they failed to adequately or properly brace and…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Renfro Drug Co. v. LewisTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- Carlisle v. J. Weingarten, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1941
- McCray v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- Washington v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1897
- Honea, by Next Friend v. Coca Cola Bot. Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1944
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Billingsley v. Southern Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. RamirezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
- Vouras v. 3525 Turtle Creek, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Williams v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Dobbins v. GardnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
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