Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. v. McAdams

Due to the opinion of our Supreme Court in Taylor v. Catalon, 140 Tex. 38, 166 S.W. 2d 102, I reluctantly dissent from the majority in reforming the judgment of the court below, allowing appellee only one-half of the amount she recovered (as found by the jury) for her own injuries, past and future, resulting from appellant’s negligence. This appeal presents, basically, a different situation, if need be, as reflected in the case of Taylor v. Catalon, with the late Chief Justice Alexander dissenting. In that case, Mrs. Catalon instituted suit as a feme sole, alleging that she and her husband…