Fort Worth & R. G. Ry. Co. v. Sellers
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, McCulloch County; J. O. Woodward, Judge. Suit by W. G. Sellers against Avery Turner and another as receivers of the Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Company, which was subsequently dismissed as to the receivers, and the company was made defendant. Defendant’s motion for peremptory instruction was overruled, and it appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Appellee Mrs. Minnie Sellers sustained injuries by reason of the negligence of a conductor of the Fort Worth Rio Grande Railway Company, on January 9, 1916, for which the jury, on the trial of this case, awarded her $1,000.
At the time of such injury, the Fort Worth Rio Grande Railway Company was in the hands of Avery Turner and G. H. Schleyer, receivers. The receivers were discharged November 3, 1916, and the road, with all of its properties, was at that time returned to the railway company. This suit was filed against the receivers August 7, 1916. On August 21, 1920, appellees filed an…
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