Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Tirres
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of El Paso. Tried below before Hon. J. M. Goggin.
1Opinion of the Court
FLY, Associate Justice.
This is an action for damages alleged to have resulted to appellee through the negligence of appellant. Appellee recovered a judgment for $4670.
The facts justify the conclusion that appellee was seriously and permanently injured by being negligently struck by a rapidly moving t-rain belonging to appellant at a public crossing. At the same time the wagon and horses of appellees were destroyed. Appellee was not guilty of contributory negligence.
The accident occurred in 1896, and in the original petition, filed on September 9, 1896, the injuries were stated to be to the…
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- Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. DavidsonTexas Supreme Court · 1887
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