Legal Opinion

Southern Pacific Co. v. Martin

Texas Supreme Court

Decided December 12, 1904No. 1378PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an appeal from El Paso County. Martin sued the railway company and recovered. Defendant appealed, and on affirmance obtained writ of error.

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Associate Justice.

We copy the following statement of the case from the opinion of the honorable Court of Civil Appeals:

“Appellee sued the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Eailway Company and appellant to recover damages arising from personal injuries inflicted upon him through the negligence of the two companies The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the first named railway company and against appellant for $8000.
“Appellee was on a train belonging to appellant, as a guard for Wells Fargo Express Company, and was injured by a collision between the train on which he…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. T. & P. R'y Co. v. CurryTexas Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Finney v. BerrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
  3. Receiver v. CookTexas Supreme Court · 1894
  4. International & Great Northern Railroad v. BeasleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
  5. Price v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1848

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Petroleum Casualty Co. v. SealeTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929
  2. Texas Cities Gas Co. v. EllisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
  3. Northern Texas Traction Co. v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
  4. Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. GeraldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
  5. Weingartens, Inc. v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970

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