Wilson v. Southern Traction Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District, in an appeal from McLennan County. Wilson sued the Southern Traction Co. and recovered. The judgment, on defendant’s appeal was reversed by a divided court and appellee obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greenwood
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries, brought by plaintiff in error, against defendant in error. Plaintiff in error was injured by one of defendant in error’s street cars striking a laundry wagon, driven by plaintiff in error.
There was pleading and proof to support the defense that the plaintiff failed to exercise ordinary care for his own safety in going or remaining on the street car track, and that such want of ordinary care continued to the time of the collision and was a proximate cause of plaintiff’s injury.
A judgment for plaintiff in error was reversed by the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BreadowTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. ShetterTexas Supreme Court · 1900
- Martin, Wise & Fitzhugh v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1894
- W. A. Morgan & Bros. v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1917
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. LankfordTexas Supreme Court · 1895
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- Hines v. ParryTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
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