Citizens' Ry. & Light Co. v. Case
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; W..T. Simmons, Judge. Action by J. C. Case and others against the Citizens’ Railway & Light Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWillson, C. J.
Appellee J. C. Case, suing for himself and as next friend for his son, Jim Case, a boy nine or ten years of age, alleged that on or about April 19, 1909, appellant and the City of Ft. Worth, named as defendants in the suit, had constructed and were maintaining certain poles in said city on which they had strung certain wires which they used for conducting electricity for lighting purposes; that said defendants “acted,” quoting from the petition, “with great and gross negligence in maintaining a certain chain or wire on a certain post located on the sidewalk on the south side of East First…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. BowlesTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- Brubaker v. Kansas City Electric Light Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1908
- San Marcos Electric Light & Power Co. v. ComptonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
- Smith v. East End Electric Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Webster v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909
3Cited by2 opinions
- Simmons v. Terrell Electric Light Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1929
- East Texas Public Service Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927