Legal Opinion

Southwestern Gas & Electric Co. v. Raines

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 13, 1919No. 2175Published

Appeal from District Court, Bowie County; H. F. O’Neal, Judge. Action by Carrie L. Raines against the Southwestern Gas & Electric Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

HODGES. J.

The appellee, a citizen of Miller county, Ark., filed this suit in the district court of Bowie county, Tex., against the appellant, the Southwestern Gas & Electric Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware. The defendant is engaged in the business of operating a street car system extending across the state line separating Texas and Arkansas and into both Bowie and Miller counties. The purpose of this suit is to recover the sum of $10,000 as damages for the personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff’s wife, which it is claimed resulted from the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In Re MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Ex Parte WisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  3. St. Louis & S. F. R. Co. v. KiserCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
  4. Eddy v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1915
  5. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. KitchenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911

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