Legal Opinion

Cowden Cab Company v. Thomas

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 1, 1968No. 16901PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Myrtle Thomas, and her husband, brought suit against Cowden Cab Company, defendant, for personal injuries sustained as a passenger in defendant’s taxicab as result of its collision with a concrete abutment.

Based upon a jury verdict, with remit-titur because of excess found in hospital and medical expenses, judgment for $2,257.85 was rendered in behalf of plaintiff. Defendant appealed.

Affirmed.

The jury found that defendant’s taxicab came in contact with the concrete abutment; defendant’s taxicab driver failed to keep a proper lookout for the concrete…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Phoenix Refining Co. v. TipsTexas Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Harrell v. St. Louis & S. W. Ry. Co. of TexasTexas Commission of Appeals · 1920
  3. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. HarrellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  4. Norton v. P. M. CasterTexas Supreme Court · 1935
  5. Commercial Standard Ins. Co. v. CasterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Weingartens, Inc. v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
  2. Jones v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Cantu v. Del Carmen PenaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. El Paso Drive-In Cafes, Inc. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Lone Star Cab v. ChathamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970

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