Legal Opinion

Payne v. Wittenberg

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 28, 1922No. 8124PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from Austin County Court; W. X. Hill, Judge. Action by H. Wittenberg against John Barton Payne, Agent. From judgment for plaintiff and C. E. Shaft, receiver, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtLane, J.

This suit was filed in the justice court of precinct No. 4 of Austin county, Tex., on the 10th day of May, 1920, by ap-pellee, H. Wittenberg, against John Barton Payne, who was at that time an agent for the government of the United States in charge of the railway, and all other railway properties belonging to the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company of Texas, and against C. E. Shaft, receiver of said properties. The suit was one to recover $125, the value of one mare alleged to have been killed by reason of the negligence of the employés of John Barton Payne, Agent.

Judgment was rendered…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. ShoemakerTexas Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Geneva Cooperage Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
  3. Smith v. DickeyTexas Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Ross v. MorrowTexas Supreme Court · 1892
  5. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. ChamblissTexas Supreme Court · 1899

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hooper v. Torres, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1990
  2. Key v. ForshagenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
  3. Taylor v. Aetna Life Ins.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1943
  4. International-Great Northern R. v. CoulterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
  5. Price v. WoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935

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