Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. Watts
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Yal Verde County; W. C. Douglas, Judge. Action by C. L. Watts against the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMoursund, J.
Appellee sued appellant to recover damaged for personal injuries, charged to have been received on account of falling from the steps of appellant’s passenger station at Comstock on August 18, 1914, at 6 o’clock a. m. She alleged that it was dark, and as she was descending the steps she slipped and fell, and her left foot was caught between the boards of the steps, whereby she was injured, as set out in the petition. She alleged that appellant was guilty of four distinct acts of negligence, each of which directly caused, or contributed to cause, her fall and to produce the injuries, viz:
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Shippers Compress & Warehouse Co. v. DavidsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1904
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. BoyceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. VollrathCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
- Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1910
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. LeakeyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. PerkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926