Crawford v. Houston & Texas Central Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals for First District, in an appeal from Harris County. This was an action by Crawford against the Houston & Texas Central Railway Company for damages for personal injuries. Judgment in trial court for plaintiff, which was reversed on appeal. Questions involved are discussed in Railway v. Crawford, 88 Texas, 277, on questions certified.
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Error to Court of Civil Appeals for First District, in an appeal from Harris County. This was an action by Crawford against the Houston & Texas Central Railway Company for damages for personal injuries. Judgment in trial court for plaintiff, which was reversed on appeal. Questions involved are discussed in Railway v. Crawford, 88 Texas, 277, on questions certified. In the application for writ of error it is alleged: That said judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals “practically settles the case” because no proof other than that made on the former trial could be produced on ■another. Plaintiff…
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
Plaintiff in error sued Charles Dillingham, as Receiver of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company, to recover damages for personal injuries received while he was in the employ of said Dillingham as Receiver. Dillingham had been appointed Receiver for the said railroad company’s property by the Circuit Court of the United States, which property, under the orders of said court, w;s-sold, and finally became the property of the defendant in error, which was made a party to the suit after Dillingham’s discharge by the United States Court. It is unnecessary in this…
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