Waterman Lumber Co. v. Beatty
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Sixth District in an appeal from Harrison County. Beatty sued the Lumber Company and recovered judgment which was affirmed (204 S. W., 448) on appeal by defendant, who thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greenwood
The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant in error against plaintiff in error, for damages for personal injuries.
Plaintiff in error attacks the decision of the Court of Civil Appeals, to the effect that there was no error in that portion of the trial court’s charge, wherein the jury were authorized to return a verdict for defendant in error if they believed that at the time of his injury, on or about the 9th day of May, 1917, defendant in error was a minor under the age of 15 years, and if they further believed that his injuries were received on account of being…
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