Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. Roberts
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Childress. Tried below before Hon. Ira Webster.
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Associate Justice.
The Supreme Court having ruled that the statement of facts should be considered, notwithstanding what had been so distinctly laid down in Blum v. Nelson, 59 Texas, 378, as a rule of practice to be observed thereafter, which we felt constrained to follow (78 S. W. Rep., 1000; 81 S. W. Rep., 25), we proceed now to dispose of the appeal in the light of the statement of facts.
On the former appeal the judgment was reversed because the trial court had refused to submit the defense of contributory negligence to the jury, as will be seen from the case as reported in 69 S.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. RobertsTexas Supreme Court · 1904
- Flint & Pere Marquette Railway Co. v. LullMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
- Blum v. NeilsonTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- Welty v. Indianapolis & Vincennes RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- Keeney v. Oregon Railway & Navigation Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1890
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- Irving v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1913