Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. Harling

This suit was brought in the district court of Ft. Bend county by plaintiff, Harling, against defendant, railway company, for personal injuries alleged to have been received by plaintiff in a collision of an automobile, in which plaintiff was riding, and one of defendant’s trains, at a railway and street crossing in the town of Richmond. Defendant’s only special plea was contributory negligence. The case was submitted to the-jury on special issues. The plaintiff obtained judgment in the trial court which was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals at Galveston, in an opinion by a divided…