Fox v. Houston & T. C. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hunt County; A. P. Dohoney, Judge. Action by R. L. Fox against the Houston & Texas Central Railway Company and another. From a judgment for defendants and an order denying a new trial, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtTalbot, J.
This case has been before the appellate courts of the state before. See 156 S. W. 922, and 166 S. W. 693. The suit was brought by the appellant, Fox, against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company and the Houston & Texas Central Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by his wife, Mrs. Mary Fox, while she was a passenger en route from Celeste, Tex., to Bertram, Tex. The defenses were general denials and pleas of contributory negligence on the part of the appellant’s wife. At the conclusion of the evidence the court instructed the jury to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. GrayTexas Supreme Court · 1912
- Kalteyer v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1909
- Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. v. FoxTexas Supreme Court · 1914
- Fruin-Colnon Contracting Co. v. ChattersonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. of Texas v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
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