Houston & T. C. Ry. Co. v. Holbert
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Robertson County Court; J. L. Goodman, Judge. Action by R. R. Holbert against the Houston & Texas Central Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.
This suit originated in the justice’s court, and was brought by appellee against appellant to recover damages for killing a horse of the alleged value of $199. There was a judgment in said court for defendant, from which appellee appealed to the county court, where judgment was rendered in his favor for the sum of $150, from which the railway company has prosecuted this appeal.
The negligence alleged consisted in operating the train at a dangerous and rapid rate of speed, and also failing to ring the bell and blow the whistle. Appellant denied that it was guilty of negligence as charged, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- I. & G. N. R. R. Co. v. CockeTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- St. Louis, B. & M. Ry. Co. v. DawsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- International & G. N. Ry. Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Houston T. C. R. Co. v. GarrettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
3Cited by8 opinions
- Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. Decatur Cotton Seed Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Beaumont, S. L. & W. Ry. Co. v. StubblefieldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
- Dunaway v. LancasterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Burlington-Rock Island R. v. WhitmireCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
- Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
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