Bird v. Ft. Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an" appeal from Tarrant County. Mrs. Bird, as administratrix, recovered judgment against the Ft. Worth & Rio Grande Railroad Co. This, on the company’s appeal, was reversed and rendered in its favor. Thereupon the administratrix obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greenwood
■ Plaintiff in error recovered a judgment in the trial court against defendant in error for damages for the death of her husband, which was reversed by the Court of Civil Appeals, and judgment was rendered for defendant in error, upon the ground that plaintiff in error’s cause of action was barred by two years limitation, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. .196 S. W., 597.
The death of plaintiff in error’s husband occurred on October 11, 1911, and she filed this suit on March 21, 1913, on behalf of herself and two adult children of the deceased.
It is agreed by both parties that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. CoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- American R. Co. of Porto Rico v. CoronasCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1916
- Turnbow v. J. E. Bryant Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1916
- Ft. Worth & R. G. Ry. Co. v. BirdCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
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