Legal Opinion
De Walt v. Houston East & West Texas Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 25, 1900PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Appeal from Polk. Tried below before Hon. L. B. Hightower.
1Opinion of the Court
GILL, Associate Justice.
—This suit was brought by appellant, Coleman B. DeWalt, against appellee, the Houston East & West Texas Railway Company, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been the result of the negligence of the employes of appellee in the handling of a freight train at the town of Livingston, Texas. From a verdict and judgment for appellee De Walt has appealed.
Appellant alleged that he was in the employ of appellee as a porter at Livingston, and was subject to the orders and directions of J. E. Burton, appellee’s station agent and operator at that point. That,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Evanston v. GunnSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- H. & T. C. R'y Co. v. ReasonTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- Oliver v. MahoneyTexas Supreme Court · 1881
- City of Litchfield v. AnglimAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899
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