Legal Opinion

Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Tirres

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 28, 1903Published

Appeal from the District Court of El Paso. Tried below before Hon. J. M. Goggin.

1Opinion

ON MOTION FOB BEHEAEING.

NEILL, Associate Justice.

While it is not incumbent upon this court to state either the law or evidence which controlled in its conelusions of fact, yet in deference to appellant’s counsel, who so earnestly and sincerely, in this motion, insist that we erred in concluding that appellant was guilty of negligence and appellee free from contributory negligence, we will do so in this case.

It is not the province of the court to weigh the evidence and decide between conflicting statements of witnesses, or decide what inference should be drawn from uncontroverted evidence, if…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Lee v. International & Great Northern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. GasscampTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Choate v. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Houston City Street Railway Co. v. MedlenkaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897
  5. Lumsden v. Chicago, Rock Island & Texas Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1903

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