Legal Opinion

International & Great Northern Railroad v. Cruseturner

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 14, 1906Published

Appeal from the District Court of Hays County. On a former trial a demurrer to the petition was sustained and the judgment for defendant thereon was reversed on appeal. Crusetumer v. International & G. N. R. R. Co., 86 S. W. Rep., 778.

1Opinion of the Court

EIDSOH, Associate Justice.

This was a suit by appellee against appellant to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by him on or about February 22, 1903, while traveling in the caboose of one of defendant’s freight trains in charge of livestock being transported on said train. There was a trial before a jury which resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellee in the sum of $3,100.

Appellant’s assignments of error from one to six inclusive, complain of the action of the court below in overruling its general demurrer and certain special exceptions to appellee’s petition. The petition in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. HorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. International & Great Northern Railroad v. HallorenTexas Supreme Court · 1880
  3. International & Great Northern Railway Co. v. WelchTexas Supreme Court · 1893
  4. I. & G. H. R'y Co. v. IrvineTexas Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. ArnolIllinois Supreme Court · 1893

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