Texas Central Railroad Co. v. Zumwalt
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Bosque County. 0 Zumwalt sued the railway company and appealed from a judgment for defendant. The company obtained writ of error on a judgment reversing and remanding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
This suit was instituted by the defendant in error against the railroad company to recover damages for the loss of an eye which was claimed to have been caused by the negligence of Dr. Samuel Webb. There is no controversy as to the facts of this case and they may be briefly stated as follows:
The railroad company entered into a contract with Dr. Webb in terms as follows:®
“The State of Texas,
County of McLennan.
“This memorandum of agreement, made and entered into on this day by and" between S. Webb, Jr., party of the first part, and the Texas Central Bailroad Company, party of the second part,
“Wi…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Union Pac. Ry. Co. v. ArtistCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
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