Baker v. Bell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Webb County; J. F. Mullally, Judge. Action by C. H. Bell against James A. Balter, receiver, and another. Judgment for plaintiff and defendants appeal.
1Opinion
On Motion for Rehearing.
[5] Appellee presents a very earnest, ingenious, and lengthy motion for rehearing, endeavoring to sustain the verdict of the jury for $25,000 for loss of part of the arm of appellee. The appellee cites many authorities sustaining large verdicts, and contrasts this decision with other decisions in which large verdicts are sustained by the courts, but fails to exhibit any precisely similar to this case with so large a recovery for like injuries. The appellant, likewise, has filed a very complete and full reply, and equally as lengthy. They both confine themselyes to a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Houston & Great Northern Railroad v. RandallTexas Supreme Court · 1878
- G., C. & S. F. R'y Co. v. DorseyTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. GordonTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Ward v. CatheyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- I. & G. N. R'y Co. v. UnderwoodTexas Supreme Court · 1885
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