Legal Opinion

Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Tucker

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 7, 1907PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Taylor County, fore Hon. J. H. Calhoun. Tried below be-

1Opinion of the Court

SPEEE, Associate Justice.

J. E. Tucker, father of the minors Eoxie Annie Tucker and Fred Dickson Tucker, was run over and killed by a passenger train of the Texas & Pacific Eailway Company, at Elmdale crossing, in Taylor County, and W. H. Tucker as guardian of such minor children, instituted this suit against the railway company and Jim Ellis, the engineer operating the train which killed deceased, and recovered damages for his wards in the sum of ten thousand, one hundred and fifty doEars against both defendants, from which they have appealed.

We rule against appellants on all their…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sanches v. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Eastin & KnoxTexas Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Eastin & Knox v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. HuberTexas Supreme Court · 1906

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Galveston H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. WellsTexas Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Smith v. Galveston-Houston Electric Ry. Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1925
  3. Schaff v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
  4. Fort Worth & R. G. Ry. Co. v. RossCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
  5. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway v. WellsTexas Supreme Court · 1932

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