Legal Opinion
Texarkana Gas & Electric Co. v. Lanier
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 17, 1910PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of Bowie County. Tried below before Hon. P. A. Turner.
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Associate Justice.
The appellees are the surviving widow and children of Charles Lanier, who was killed in a collision with a street ear in the city of Texarkana on April 24, 1907. The appellants are the company that owned and operated the street car-line at the time, and the motorman who was in charge of the car that ran over and killéd deceased. The suit is to recover damages for the death of Lanier. A trial in the court below resulted in a verdict against the appellants for $10,000.
The testimony showed that Lanier was struck and killed at a point where Fourth Street, the one…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Davidson v. WallingfordTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- Browning v. GosnellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- International & Great Northern Railroad v. BoykinTexas Supreme Court · 1905
3Cited by5 opinions
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- St. Louis S.W. Ry. Co. of Texas v. BishopCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
- Cirilo v. COOK PAINT AND VARNISH COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Nagel v. HopingardnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Scarborough v. Home Owners' Loan Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1942