Galveston-Houston Electric Ry. Co. v. Stautz
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Galveston County Court; George E. Mann, Judge. Action by Henry Stautz against the Galveston-Houston Electric Railway Company and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
This is a suit for damages, instituted by appellee against the Galveston-Houston Electric Railway Company, to recover damages alleged to have accrued by reason of the failure of said company to raise the lift bridge on the Galveston Causeway, a structure across Galveston Bay that connects Galveston Island with the mainland. By an amended petition the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company and the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company were also made defendants. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellee in the sum of $500.
The causeway from Galveston Island…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. MurphyTexas Supreme Court · 1876
- City of Paris v. O.N. TuckerTexas Supreme Court · 1907
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. HillTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Holmes v. AndersonTexas Supreme Court · 1883