Legal Opinion

Barnes v. Hewitt

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 26, 1912PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from District Court, Johnson County; Wi F. Ramsey, Jr., Special Judge. Action by H. P. Barnes and wife against Daniel Hewitt and another. Prom a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.

The appellants, H. P. Barnes and wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes, instituted this suit against the appellees to recover damages for personal injuries to Mrs. Barnes alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants. It was charged that Mrs. Barnes became a passenger on one of the street cars belonging to and operated by the appellees; that while going north on Douglas avenue in the city of Cleburne and at the proper time she gave the stop signal for Herd street, upon which Mrs. Barnes lived; that the signal for this stop was disregarded; that she was carried forward to the next, or…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. ShiederTexas Supreme Court · 1895

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Cleburne St. Ry. Co. v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914

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