Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Huyett
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Cooke County. Huyett sued the railway company and had judgment which' was affirmed on appeal by the defendant, who then obtained a writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.
The defendant in error, who had received personal injuries while in the service of plaintiff in error, in consideration of the payment by the latter of the sum of $250, executed to it a release of all damages thus sustained. He subsequently brought this suit to recover such damages, wherein he sought to avoid the release on the ground that it was obtained by a misrepresentation made to him by one of the surgeons of the railroad company, engaged in treating him in its hospital, as to the nature and extent of his injuries and as to his recovery therefrom. His version…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Henderson v. RailroadTexas Supreme Court · 1856
- International & Great Northern Railroad v. ShufordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1904
- American National Bank v. CrugerTexas Supreme Court · 1898
3Cited by32 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. HuyettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
- El Paso & Southwestern Co. v. KramerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. ContoisTexas Commission of Appeals · 1926
- Alenkowsky v. Texas & N. O. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1916
- Lipscomb v. Houston Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1941
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