Houston, E. & W. T. Ry. Co. v. Barron
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Nacogdoches County; Lee D. Quinn, Judge. Suit by I. D. Barron against the Houston East & West Texas Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
HIGHTOWER, O. J.
This was a suit by the appellee, Barron, against appellant to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by appellee on March 31, 1920. The trial below was with a jury, whose verdict consisted of answers to special issues, and was in favor of appellee for $10,538.60. Ap-pellee was struck by one of appellant’s cars in its yards at Nacogdoches, Tex., during a switching operation of the train, and his left leg was so injured that it became necessary to amputate it several inches below the knee. After its motion for new trial had been overruled, appellant duly prosecuted its…
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BreadowTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Trochta v. Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. of TexasTexas Commission of Appeals · 1920
- Kirksey v. Southern Traction Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1919
- I. G.N.R.R. Co. v. EdwardsTexas Supreme Court · 1906
- Dallas Consolidated Electric Street Railway Co. v. MotwillerTexas Supreme Court · 1908
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Shuck v. DavisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
- Panhandle & S. F. Ry. Co. v. OcanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
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