Legal Opinion
Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Irick
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 20, 1938No. 8636PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUGH, Justice.
Appeal is from a judgment for $12,500 based upon a special issue verdict in favor of Irick, plaintiff below, against the Railway Company. The suit was for damages for personal injuries sustained by Irick while assisting in loading cotton from appellant’s platform into its cars at Santa Anna, Texas, in the nighttime. It was predicated upon the negligence of the Railway Company in two respects, both grounds being found by the jury in favor of plaintiff. First, because of the failure of the Railway Company to furnish a safe running board for use in trucking the cotton from the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. GasscampTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Greer v. ThamanTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
- Orange & Northwestern Railroad v. HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- Cameron Compress Co. v. WhitingtonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1926
- Markley v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1936
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3Cited by13 opinions
- McAfee v. Travis Gas Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1941
- Ahlstrom v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
- Hausman Packing Co. v. BadweyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
- Kansas City Southern Railroad Company v. GuilloryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Swift & Company v. BaldwinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
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