Legal Opinion

Billingsley v. T. N. O. R. R. Co.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 13, 1938No. 7153PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

' TAYLOR,- Commissioner.

A. M. Billingsley and wife, father and mother of the deceased, A. T. Billingsley, and Alfred and Paúline Billingsley, brother ánd'sister of the deceased, sued the Texas & New Orleans- Railway Company to recover damages for his death. Upon appeal from á judgment in favor of plaintiffs the Court óf Civil Appeals rendered judgment reversing and rendering the cause in favor of defendant. 94 S.W.2d 268.

Plaintiffs allege that the train was in charge of defendant exclusively; and that A. T. Billingsley, while standing at a customary and reasonable distance from the railroad…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. McCray v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Rankin v. Nash-Texas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1937
  3. Wichita Falls Traction Co. v. ElliottTexas Supreme Court · 1935
  4. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. DunmanTexas Commission of Appeals · 1930
  5. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. EndsleyTexas Supreme Court · 1910

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Beaumont Iron Works Co. v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
  2. Roberts v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1944
  3. Kansas City Southern Railroad Company v. GuilloryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  4. Texas & Pac. Ry. Co. v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
  5. Texas Sling Company v. EmanuelTexas Supreme Court · 1968

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