Legal Opinion

Southwestern Gas & Electric Co. v. Grant

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 17, 1920No. 2288PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLSON, O. J.

(after stating the facts as above). The contention that the trial court erred when "he refused to instruct the jury to find in appellant's favor is predicated on the claim that the testimony did not authorize á findirtg that the motorman was guilty of actionable negligence, or, if it did, required a finding that ¿ppellee also was guilty of negligence which, concurring with that of the motorman, was a proximate cause of the collision.

We think the jury not only had a right to say from testimony referred to in the statement above that the motorman was guilty of negligence in that…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. FinnTexas Supreme Court · 1908
  2. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. JacobsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
  3. Southern Traction Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Barber v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
  2. Barber v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939

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