Ft. Worth & Rio Grande Ry. Co. v. Crannell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; R. H. Buck, Judge. Action by J. V. Crannell against the Ft. Worth & Rio Grande Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
While traveling as a passenger on one of the passenger trains of the Ft. Worth & Rio Grande Railway Company, J. V. Crannell sustained a personal injury as the result of a collision between that train and another. He was occupying a berth in the sleeping car at the time of the accident; the jar of the car resulting from the collision caused his head to come in contact with the end of the berth, and the blow he thus received resulted in his injury. He instituted this suit for damages, alleging the facts recited above, and predicated his claim for damages for the injury upon allegations that the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- International & Great Northern Railroad v. ButcherTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. NesbitCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
- Huggins v. CareyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Texas & New Orleans Railway Co. v. McCrawCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
- Stamford Oil Mill Co. v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909
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- Dallas Ry. & Terminal Co. v. GarrisonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932