Weatherford, M. W. & N. W. Ry. Co. v. Crutcher
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Palo Pinto County; W. J. Oxford, Judge. Action by Mrs. Mattie Crutcher and another against the Weatherford, Mineral Wells & Northwestern Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtKey, C. J.
This is a personal injury suit brought by Mrs. Mattie Crutcher and her husband against appellant for injuries sustained by Mrs. Crutcher, which resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs for $1,500, and the defendant has appealed.
The first assignment is addressed to the action of'the court in refusing a requested instruction directing the jury to return a verdict for the defendant. Under that assignment, appellant urges two propositions, which are: First, that the act of appellant’s servants in pulling down the trolley wire was not within the scope of the authority of said…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- International & Great Northern Railway Co. v. AndersonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Rounds v. . Del., Lack. West. R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
- York v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. CurrieTexas Supreme Court · 1906
- Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railway Co. v. DaileyIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Grubb v. Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Callan v. Bartlett Electric Cooperative, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Peck v. WoomackNevada Supreme Court · 1948
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