Kansas City, M. & O. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Florence
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Haskell County Court; Joe Irley, Judge. Action by John Florence against the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company of Texas. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
John Florence instituted this suit against the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company of Texas to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him in alighting from the defendant’s moving train, alleging that the injuries were the proximate result of the negligence of the defendant’s conductor in refusing to transport the plaintiff on the train and in wrongfully requiring him to leave the train while it was in motion. Judgment was rendered in plaintiff’s favor for $170, and the defendant has appealed.
[1] Plaintiff’s father testified to the age of plaintiff’s parents, and also the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BighamTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HannigTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. ManghamTexas Supreme Court · 1902
- Wilson v. National BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1901
- International & Great Northern Railroad v. TisdaleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1904
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