Legal Opinion
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. John
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 9, 1895No. 1623PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Associate Justice.
— By the derailment of a switch engine near Cameron, Texas, the engineer lost his life. His widow and children recovered a judgment in the sum of $8000, as compensation for the loss thus sustained.
Their contention was, that the defective condition of the track caused the wreck; that it was due to the negligence of the engineer in running too fast. Upon these issues the evidence was conflicting, that of the fireman, brakeman, and a freight clerk who was riding in the caboose of the ditched train, corroborated by some other witnesses, tending to show that the roadbed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- International & G. N. R. R. v. KindredTexas Supreme Court · 1882
- Missouri Pacific R'y Co. v. JarrardTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. LookerTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. RichardsTexas Supreme Court · 1892
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3Cited by21 opinions
- American Const. Co. v. CaswellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Gafford v. DavisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. StalcupCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Metropolitan National Bank v. Commercial State BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. FordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
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