Legal Opinion

Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co. v. Glenn

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 19, 1904No. 1308PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Question certified from the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Hood County.

1Opinion of the Court

GAINES, Chief Justice.

This is a certified question from the Court of Civil Appeals of the Second District. The statement and question are as follows:

“This suit was brought by John Glenn, an infant two or three years old, by his father as next friend, Felix P. Glenn, to recover from appellant $1000 as damages for personal injuries sustained under the circumstances stated below, and resulted in a verdict and judgment in his favor for $450, from which this appeal is prosecuted by the railway company.

‘Various errors have been assigned to the proceedings in the court below, but we have been unable…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kavanagh v. . BarberNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  2. Ellis v. Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
  3. Hughes v. . City of AuburnNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  4. Lockett v. Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1890
  5. Kavanagh v. BarberNew York Supreme Court · 1891

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Vann v. Bowie Sewerage Co., Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Towaliga Falls Power Co. v. SimsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  3. Wilson v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1936
  4. Hosmer v. Republic I. & S. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  5. Shelby Iron Co. v. GreenleaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913

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