Legal Opinion

Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. Hanks

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 22, 1909PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Harris County, Sixty-first Judicial District. Tried below before Hon. Herman G. Kittrell.

1Opinion of the Court

REESE, Associate Justice.

— This is a suit by James B. Hanks against the Houston & Texas Central Bailroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant. It was alleged in the petition, in substance, that while plaintiff was at work as an employe of the Dickson Car Wheel Company, repairing a small locomotive engine standing on the repair part of a track belonging to said car wheel company, plaintiff being at work under the engine, defendant’s employes negligently operated an engine and cars so that one of the cars struck the engine…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  2. Driscoll v. TowleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
  3. Pacific Express Co. v. Lasker Real Estate Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Nowlin v. HallTexas Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Markham v. Houston Direct Navigation Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1889

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Richmond v. Hog Creek Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1920
  2. Phillips v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
  3. Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
  4. Kirby Lumber Co. v. EllisonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
  5. City of Port Arthur v. WallaceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942

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