Legal Opinion
Texas-Louisiana Power Co. v. Webster
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 4, 1933No. 11114PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOONEY, Justice.
Doc Franklin Webster was killed by coming in contact with appellant’s transmission line that was broken down, by a stroke of lightning, at a point two or three miles south of Bells, in Grayson county. This suit was instituted by his father, R. B. Webster, for himself and on behalf of the other beneficiaries, to wit, Mrs. R. B. Webster, mother, Vera Webster, widow, and Stella May Webster, posthumous daughter.
The material facts are these: Doc Webster, with his wife Vera, Tom Webster, a brother, and Bowen Daniels, a brother-in-law (wife’s brother), for about two weeks pri- or to…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. McGlamoryTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Fitzpatrick v. PenfieldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- Humphrey v. Twin State Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1927
- Felton v. AubreyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
- Brush Electric Light & Power Co. v. LefevreTexas Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Texas-Louisiana Power Co. v. DanielsTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- San Jacinto Sand Co. v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Gonzalez v. Broussard Ex Rel. BroussardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Langazo v. San Joaquin Light & Power Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1939
- Stout v. ChristianCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
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