Higginbotham v. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Liberty County; L. B. Hightower, Judge. Action by Josie Higginbotham and others against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtPleasants, C. J.
This suit was brought by appellants, the widow, children, and mother of A. J. Higginbotham, deceased, against the appellee to recover damages for the pecuniary loss sustained by them by the death of said A. J. Higginbotham, which it is alleged was caused by the negligence of appellee’s agents and employés in the operation of one of its trains. The petition alleges, in substance, that the said A. J. Higginbotham received the injuries which resulted in his death in the following circumstances: He was a contractor engaged in constructing a bridge on a public road of Liberty county near the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. ShetterTexas Supreme Court · 1900
- Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. v. O'DonnellTexas Supreme Court · 1906
- International & Great Northern Railroad v. MunnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907
- Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. JacobsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Ford v. Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1952
- Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. WagnerTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
- Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. HigginbothamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. CunninghamTexas Supreme Court · 1930
- Texas & N. O. Ry. Co. v. CrowCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
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