Legal Opinion
T. N. O. R. R. Co. v. McGinnis
Texas Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 1937No. 6943PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMEDLEY, Commissioner.
The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed a judgment of the district court in favor of defendant in error, McGinnis, against plaintiff in error, Texas & New Orleans Railroad Company, for damages in the amount of $18,000 on account of injuries suffered by defendant in error while performing his duties as switchman in the employ of plaintiff in error- and engaged in interstate commerce. 81 S.W.(2d) 200.
Defendant in error was crushed when he went between two freight cars to adjust the couplers. A car attached to a moving locomotive failed to couple with a standing car which was…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. RigsbySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Delk v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Robbins v. WynneTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
- Stillman v. HirschTexas Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. SturgeonTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Continental Bus System, Inc. v. BiggersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
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