Legal Opinion
San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. Morgan
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 6, 1898No. 675PublishedCited by 64 opinions
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Fueces County.
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Associate Justice.
This was a suit brought by Nannie Morgan, a widow, to recover damages for injuries inflicted upon Koss Morgan, her child, 10 years of age. Omitting the usual formal allegations, the petition alleged:
“That on or about the 16th day of June, 1895, the defendant had and maintained near its main railroad track in the town of Alice, a place of about 2500 inhabitants, in the county of Nueces, a large revolving platform, commonly known as and called a turntable, and it was intended and used by the defendant for the purpose of turning its railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Joske v. IrvineTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Powers v. HarlowMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
- Peters v. BowmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
- Dobbins v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1897
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. EdwardsTexas Supreme Court · 1896
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3Cited by64 opinions
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. ScharrenbeckTexas Supreme Court · 1947
- Banker v. McLaughlinTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- Stamford Oil Mill Co. v. BarnesTexas Supreme Court · 1910
- McCoy v. Texas Power & Light Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- Houston Belt & Terminal Ry. Co. v. O'LearyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
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