Legal Opinion

Hobrecht v. San Antonio & A. P. Ry. Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 15, 1911PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; Arthur W. Seeligson, Judge. Action by Amanda Hobrecht and others against the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Company. Prom a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtPly, J.

Appellants, the widow and children of Alvin Hobrecht, sued appellee to recover damages for the death of the husband and father, and a trial by jury resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee.

[1] The only assignment of error presented in the brief is: “The court erred in overruling plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial based on the misconduct of O. B. Parchman, one of the jurors trying this case, as fully set forth in plaintiffs’ bill of exception No. 1.” The bill of exception contains a full statement of all the evidence heard on the trial of the issue.

On the night of October 18,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Foley v. NorthrupCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Akers v. EppersonTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Allen v. RiedelCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
  3. Gulf, C. &. S. F. Ry. Co. v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
  4. Manes v. J. I. Case Threshing MacH. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1918
  5. City of Ft. Worth v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916

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