Ferrell v. Beaumont Traction Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Jefferson County; E. A. McDowell, Judge. Action by A. Ferrell and another against the Beaumont Traction Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtKing, J.
This appeal is from a judgment in favor of appellee, based upon d verdict returned by the jury in obedience to a peremptory instruction from the court, who, by said instruction, held that as a matter of law the appellant, Leroy Ferrell, was guilty of contributory negligence.
On the morning of the 15th day of May, 1915, said appellant, who was then a boy 15 years old, suffered yery painful injuries by being knocked from the running board of an automobile. He was one of a party of a Sunday school picnic crowd that was journeying to a point south of the city of Beaumont in what is known as hay…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lee v. International & Great Northern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- I. G.N.R.R. Co. v. EdwardsTexas Supreme Court · 1906
- Texarkana & Fort Smith Railway Co. v. FrugiaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
- Galveston Electric Co. v. AntoniniCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- San Antonio Street Railway Co. v. MechlerTexas Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Chicago, R. I. & G. Ry. Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Ferrell v. Beaumont Traction Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1921
- Melcher v. MurphyNebraska Supreme Court · 1948
- Chicago, R. I. & G. Ry. Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919