Legal Opinion

Beaumont Traction Company v. Happ

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 8, 1909PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County. Tried below before Hon. L. B. Hightower, Jr.

1Opinion of the Court

McMEANS, Associate Justice.

Appellee J. L. Happ brought this suit against the appellant, Beaumont Traction Company, a corporation operating a system of electric street cars in the city of Beaumont, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him in a collision between cars of said company. .The case was tried before a jury and resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff' in the sum of $12,220. From an order overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial this appeal is prosecuted.

The evidence adduced at the trial justifies the following conclusions of fact: On November 7, 1906,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. ShiederTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Nevell v. TerrellTexas Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. HowardTexas Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. AnglinTexas Supreme Court · 1905

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Christian v. DunaventCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921
  2. Davis v. HillCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927

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