Legal Opinion
Gillette Motor Transport Co. v. Whitfield
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 27, 1942No. 14335PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDONALD, Chief Justice.
This case involves a collision between a motor truck and a train, in which the plaintiff, T. E. Whitfield, a brakeman on the train, suffered serious personal injuries. The collision occurred in the City of Ranger, in Eastland County, where the main line of the Wichita Falls & Southern crosses U. S. Highway No. 80.
Whitfield, the brakeman, first filed suit in Tarrant County against Gillette Motor Transport Company, the owner and operator of the truck, which will hereafter be referred to as the truck company. The truck company answered, and by cross action impleaded the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Henderson Grain Co. v. RussTexas Supreme Court · 1933
- Abilene Independent Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1921
- First Natl. Bank in Dallas v. PierceTexas Supreme Court · 1934
- Texas & N. O. Ry. Co. v. ParryTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Gillette Motor Transport Co. v. WhitfieldTexas Supreme Court · 1947
- Ben N. Gifford v. Wichita Falls & Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Astro Sign Company v. SullivanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Thomas v. Cactus Drilling Corporation of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
- Gillette Motor Transport Co. v. WhitfieldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
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