Legal Opinion

Adams v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 18, 1911PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Hunt County; T. D. Montrose, Judge. Action by Pearl Adams, by her father and next friend, W. V. Adams, against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

The appellant, Pearl Adams, by her father and next friend, W. Y. Adams, sued the appellee, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by her through the negligence of the appellee's servants.

It is alleged that on the night of June 10, 1908, Pearl Adams, a minor of about 17 years of age, was a passenger on one of appellee's trains, traveling alone, en route from Memphis, Tenn., to Dallas, Tex.; that about the time she reached Texarkana she was taken suddenly ill with fever; that between Texarkana and Greenville, Tex.,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. FaberTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  2. International & Great Northern Railroad v. VallejoTexas Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Croom v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
  4. Price v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
  5. I. G.N.R.R. Co. v. GilmerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1898

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Smith v. Columbian Carbon Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Brown v. Arkansas Central Power Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1927
  3. Texas Electric Ry. v. CoxTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
  4. Corder v. CorderCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
  5. Driesbach v. BeckhamSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929

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