Legal Opinion

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Brantley

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 15, 1901PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from Grayson. Tried below before Hon. Don A. Bliss.

1Opinion of the Court

GILL, Associate Justice.

This suit was brought by appellees to Tecover damages for the death of M. C. Brantley, which was alleged to have been caused by the negligence of appellant. Deceased was the husband of M. J. Brantley and the father of her six children, the •other appellees. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellees for $5150, from which the appellant railway company has .•appealed.

The injuries were alleged to have been received in a crossing accident, •and the negligence charged against defendant below was failure to give ihe statutory signals on approaching the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wallace v. StevensTexas Supreme Court · 1889
  2. International & Great Northern Railway Co. v. BrazzilTexas Supreme Court · 1890

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Columbia Casualty Co. v. RayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
  2. Moore v. ColemanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  3. Haskell & Barker Car Co. v. LogermanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1919
  4. Guerra v. San Antonio Sewer Pipe Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  5. Moore v. ColemanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917

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