Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Beezley
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bell County; John D. Robinson, Judge. Action by Mrs. Lillie Beezley, as admin-istratrix, against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.
Appellee, as administratrix, for the benefit of herself and her three minor children, brought this suit against appellant to recover damages on account of the death of her husband, Chas. Beezley, the father of said minors. It is alleged that he was killed at Lometa’ on August 18, 1911, while engaged in the employ of appellant as a freight brakeman on a train of cars, which he was undertaking to uncouple. The negligence alleged was the rough handling and violent jerking and jarring of said cars, whereby he was thrown underneath the wheels, run over, and killed. Appellant answered by plea in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Murchison v. White, 54 Tex. 78 (Tex. 1880)Texas Supreme Court · 1880
- Templeton v. FergusonTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- Rogers v. RewardTexas Supreme Court · 1880
- Southern Pac. Co. v. De Valle Da CostaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1911
- Blagge v. BalchSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. SmithaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
- El Paso & Southwestern Co. v. La LondeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Pierce v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Sanders v. HartCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
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