Legal Opinion

Houston Belt & Terminal Ry. Co. v. O'Leary

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 31, 1911PublishedCited by 42 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Harris county; Norman G. Kittrell, Judge. Action by Amelia O’Leary and. others against the Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company and another. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

Appellees, Amelia O'Leary, for herself, and Irene O'Leary, a minor, suing by her mother and next friend, brought this action in the district court of Harris county, Tex., for the death of the husband and father, Thomas O'Leary, resulting from personal injuries inflicted upon him by the explosion of combustible materials loaded in a certain box car in the custody and charge of the defendants, Houston Belt Terminal Railway Company and Gulf, Colorado Santa Fé Railway Company, in the city of Houston, November 22, 1908.

The plaintiffs' first amended original petition, on which trial was had,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BighamTexas Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Seale. v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe R'y Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1886
  3. Dobbins v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Washington v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Gonzales v. City of GalvestonTexas Supreme Court · 1892

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Krauth v. Israel Geller and Buckingham Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
  2. Giorgi v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.California Court of Appeal · 1968
  3. Texas Cities Gas Co. v. DickensTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  4. State v. GloverSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
  5. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. CrouchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968

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