Legal Opinion

Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Templeton

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 24, 1894No. 127PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Error to Court of Civil Appeals for Fourth District, in an appeal from Bexar County.

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Associate Justice.

Defendant in error, plaintiff below, brought this suit by petition filed August 1, 1891, in the District Court for the Forty-fifth Judicial District of Bexar County, to recover $15,000 damages, alleged to have been sustained by him on or about August 20, 1890, at San Antonio, by reason of injuries received,'while in the service of appellant and in the discharge of his duties as switchman, in attempting to mount a flat car on which was a defective brake, causing him to be thrown from the car, his right leg broken, and thereby made much shorter than the other, and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. KizziahTexas Supreme Court · 1893
  2. Texas M. R. Co. v. WhitmoreTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  3. Higgs v. SheheeSupreme Court of Florida · 1852
  4. Mackinley v. M'GregorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1838
  5. Texas & P. R'y Co. v. KirkTexas Supreme Court · 1883

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Citizens' Nat. Bank of Brownwood v. Texas Compress Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1927
  2. Ward v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
  3. Eberstadt v. State Ex Rel. ArmisteadTexas Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Gross v. Shell Pipe Line Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1932
  5. Umsted ex rel. Umsted v. Colgate Farmers Elevator Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1909

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