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Texarkana & Fort Smith Railway Co. v. Frugia

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 25, 1906PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County. Tried below before Hon. L. B. Hightower, Jr.

1Opinion of the Court

NEILL, Associate Justice.

This suit was brought by Jane Frugia for herself, as surviving wife, and for four minor children of Zeb Frugia, deceased, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by them by reason of his death, which was alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant in running a train through the city of Beaumont at a greater speed than six miles per hour and without-ringing the engine bell, contrary to the ordinances of said city, which, by reason of such negligence, ran over and killed him while crossing its railway track. It was also alleged, as grounds…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. GentrySupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Drake v. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1905
  3. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. ShifletTexas Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. MatthewsTexas Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Scrutchfield v. SauterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Hovey v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
  2. People v. KochAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
  3. El Paso Electric Ry. Co. v. TerrazasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
  4. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. HarrellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  5. Thurman v. ChandlerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932

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