Legal Opinion
Hawthorne v. International-Great Northern R.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 11, 1933No. 1366PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALEXANDER, Justice.
This action was brought by R. M. Hawthorne against the International-Great Northern Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him while in the employment of the railway company as a fireman, as the result of a head-on collision between two of the defendant’s'trains. The trial court instructed a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed.
On the occasion in question a railway crew consisting of appellant as fireman and a conductor and an engineer were ordered to run *244a light engine No. 371 from Palestine, Tex., to Taylor, Tex., where the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. WilesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. ProffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Frese v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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3Cited by5 opinions
- International-Great Northern Railroad v. HawthorneTexas Supreme Court · 1938
- International-Great Northern R. v. HawthorneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
- Taylor v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1937
- International-Great Northern R. R. v. LowryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1934