Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Gillette Motor Transport Co. v. Wichita Falls & Southern R.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 9, 1943No. 14508PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order sustaining a plea of privilege.

T. E. Whitfield sued Gillette Motor Transport Company and Wichita Falls & Southern Railroad Company in the district court of Tarrant County, seeking recovery for damages sustained when a truck belonging to the Transport Company collided with a train operated by the Railroad Company. The collision happened in Eastland County. The residence of the Transport Company is in Dallas County, but it has an agent in Tarrant County. The residence of the Railroad Company is in Wichita County.

The Railroad Company filed…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Smith v. FerrellTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
  2. Texas & Pacific Coal Co. v. LawsonTexas Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Chapman v. ChapmanTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Newlin v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1941
  5. Old v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925

9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Wichita Falls & Southern Railroad v. McDonaldTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Gillette Motor Transport Co. v. WhitfieldTexas Supreme Court · 1947
  3. Gillette Motor Transport Co. v. WhitfieldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
  4. Gillette Motor Transp. Co. v. WhitfieldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
  5. Texon Drilling Co. v. ElliffCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948

14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API