Legal Opinion

Dudley Orr v. Hawkins

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 17, 1916No. 523. [fn*]PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from District Court, El Paso County, Ballard Coldwell, Judge. Action by Roscoe Hawkins, by next friend, against Dudley & Orr. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion.

HARPER, C. J.

Appellee, Roscoe Hawkins, a minor, by his father as next friend, brought this suit against appellants, Dudley & Orr, for $10,000 damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained as the result of an explosion of a quantity of blasting powder, under substantially the following allegations of fact: That defendants were operating a rock quarry near the resident. district of Highland Park, an addition to the city of El Paso, and had been operating it long prior to the date of the injuries; that in the operation of said quarry defendants used large quantities of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. MorganTexas Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Cook v. Houston Direct Navigation Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1890
  3. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. ShifletTexas Supreme Court · 1900
  4. Evansich v. G., C. & S. F. R'y Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1882
  5. Little v. James McCord Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1912

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Johns v. Fort Worth Power & Light Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1930
  2. Bolar v. Maxwell Hardware Co.California Supreme Court · 1928
  3. Manlove v. LavelleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921
  4. Sorrentino v. McNeillCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
  5. City of Menard v. CoatsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933

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