Gulf, T. & W. Ry. Co. v. Orr
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Young County Court; W. H. Reeves, Judge. Action by Dan Orr against the Gulf, Texas & Western Railway Company and others. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
The Gulf, Texas & Western Railway Company and its receiver and John Barton Payne, Federal Agent of Railroads, have appealed from a judgment in favor of Dan Orr for the value of a mule, which was killed by a motorcar operated by the defendants’ employees.
A hand car propelled by an electric motor, and running at the rate of 8>or 10 miles an hour, collided with the mule at an open private crossing which had been established on plaintiff’s land at his instance and for his sole benefit, 'the defendants’ right of way being fenced on either side up to the crossing, and as a result of the collision…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. BakerTexas Supreme Court · 1906
- Schaff v. MasonTexas Supreme Court · 1921
- Sheldon Canal Co. v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
- Butler v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920