Legal Opinion
Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Clement
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 7, 1920No. 9216PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
There was an explosion of gasoline in a tank car in the yards of the Gulf, Colorado Santa Fé Railroad Company in the town of Gainesville. W. J. Clement was seriously burned as a result of that explosion, and the railway company has prosecuted this appeal from a judgment rendered in his favor for damages for the injuries so sustained.
R. G. Porter was the defendant's yardmaster at Gainesville, and, upon discovering that gas was spewing from the car, called upon W. J. Clement to remedy that leaky condition. Clement was then working for the Producers' Refinery Company in Gainesville, and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Pedersen v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BighamTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Seale. v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe R'y Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1886
- Bonnet v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Ochoa v. Winerich Motor Sales Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1936
- Texas Co. v. FreerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
- Chicago, R. I. & G. Ry. Co. v. HammondCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
- Clement v. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- Kansas City, M. & O. Ry. Co. v. WoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
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