Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. Pearson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; Chas. E. Ashe, Judge. Action by Juliette Pearson against the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPleasants, C. J.
This suit was brought by appellee against the appellant to recover damages for the alleged negligent failure of appellant to place appellee in communication over the telephone lines of appellant with parties at China, Tex., for whom appellee had placed a call through appellant’s office at Houston, Tex., on the evening of August 25, 1908. The petition alleges, in substance, that at about 8 o’clock p. m. on August 25, 1908, A. R. Pearson, the husband of appellee, was shot and fatally wounded at China in Jefferson county, Tex.; that at said time plaintiff resided temporarily with her father at…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Stuart v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1885
- Westers Union Telegraph Co. v. CooperTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Rowell v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- McAuley & Clampitt v. HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. RichardsonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commercial Nat. Bank of Hutchinson v. Heid Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1920
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ChilsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Williams v. SaundersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Bullock v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. WallerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
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