Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. v. Jarvis

Respondent, Lewis A. Jarvis, is the husband of Hannah Jarvis, and by his suit against Dallas Railway & Terminal Company, petitioner, sought damages for injuries to his wife. The trial judge overruled a motion by the defendant to disregard answers of the jury, favorable to the plaintiff, to certain special issues and render judgment for defendant, and rendered judgment on the verdict for the plaintiff. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed.

Plaintiff’s wife was injured when she fell while in the process of alighting from defendant’s bus. In her petition she alleged the manner of her injury as…