Legal Opinion

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Enos

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 10, 1899No. 780PublishedCited by 30 opinions

Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in am. appeal from Ellis County. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas obtained writ of error upon a judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals affirming as to it, but reversing as to its coappellant, the Fort Worth & New Orleans Bailway Company, a judgment recovered against them jointly in the trial court.

1Opinion of the Court

DENMAN, Associate Justice.

H. B. Enos sued the Missouri,. Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas and the Ft. Worth & Hew Orleans Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries to his wife suffered in a collision of trains of defendants, charged to have resulted from the negligence of each and from the gross negligence of the servants and employes of the latter company, on whose train his wife was a passenger. Plaintiff recovered verdict and judgment, joint in form, against both of the defendants, for $4000 actual damages and costs of suit, and also recovered verdict and judgment for…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. J. M. Hamilton & Co. v. PrescottTexas Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Schuster v. L. Bauman Jewelry Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Boone v. HulseyTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  4. Miller v. SullivanTexas Supreme Court · 1896
  5. Giddings & Giddings v. BakerTexas Supreme Court · 1891

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Hicks v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Levy v. RoperTexas Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Needham v. CooneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
  4. S. H. Kress & Co. v. SelphCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
  5. Alexander v. BerkmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927

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