Legal Opinion

Seery v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 19, 1903PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Hunt. Tried below before Hon. T. D. Montrose, Special Judge.

1Opinion of the Court

TALBOT, Associate Justice.

Appellant Seery brought his action against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by him through appellee’s negligence. A jury was called and impaneled to try the case, and when the evidence closed the court instructed the jury to return a verdict in favor of the defendant, which was accordingly done and judgment entered thereon.

Appellant alleged substantially, among other things, that at the time he was injured he was employed by appellee as section foreman, and had been directed by the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Joske v. IrvineTexas Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. v. BradfordTexas Supreme Court · 1886
  3. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  4. I. & G. N. R'y Co. v. McCarthyTexas Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1903

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Armstrong v. Mission Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  2. Hines v. RossCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921
  3. Freeman v. ShawCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
  4. Peters v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
  5. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907

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