Chicago, R. I. & G. Ry. Co. v. Sears
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; E. B. Muse, Judge. . Action by William Sears, by next friend, against Chicago, Rock Island &’ Gulf Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRainey, C. J.
Thi§ suit was filed in the district court of Dallas county, Tex., by William Sears, by next friend, G. R. Sears, to recover damages against the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company, on the allegations that on December 2, 1906, the plaintiff, who was then temporarily of unsound mind, took passage over the defendant’s line of railway from Lawton, • Okl., to Dallas, Tex.;, that it was the defendant’s duty to give him that degree of care which was made necessary by his condition; that he was negligently permitted by the defendant to leave the train at Chickasha; that, while there, his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. GasscampTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. KeelingTexas Supreme Court · 1909
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- International & Great Northern Railway Co. v. WelchTexas Supreme Court · 1893
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. RedekerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Duke v. HatcherCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Miller Link Lumber Co. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919