Legal Opinion
Dallas Ry. & Terminal Co. v. Travis
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided January 23, 1935No. 1500—6241PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Presiding Judge.
Annie Travis and her husband, Robert Travis, brought this suit against the Dallas Railway & Terminal Company, operating a street railway system in the city of Dallas, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her while a passenger on one of the company’s street cars.
She boarded the car, paid her fare, took a step up from the vestibule to the body of the car, and before she had reached a seat; the *942motorman started the car with a jerk, throwing her to the floor and injuring her. She was carrying a small hat box, purse, and umbrella. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- J. M. Radford Grocery Co. v. AndrewsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929
- Spellman v. Lincoln Rapid Transit Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1893
- El Paso Electric Railway Co. v. HarryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1904
- San Antonio Street Railway Co. v. MuthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1894
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Speed Boat Leasing, Inc. v. ElmerTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- Harrison v. Southwest Coaches, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1947
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