Legal Opinion

Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad Co. v. Parmer

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 25, 1965No. 6730PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This is an action for damages resulting from a collision between a bus and a train. Trial was by jury and judgment was rendered for plaintiff, the owner and driver of the bus. The parties will be referred to here as they were in the trial court.

The jury found the crossing involved was “extra-hazardous” and that defendant was negligent in not having a flagman, which was a proximate cause of the collision. Defendant contends there was no evidence to support these jury findings, that there was insufficient evidence, and that such findings were contrary to the weight and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ford v. Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Dallas Railway & Terminal Company v. GossettTexas Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. v. McFerrinTexas Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Fort Worth & Denver Railway Company v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Tex-Jersey Oil Corporation v. BeckTexas Supreme Court · 1957

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Great Coastal Express, Inc. v. SchrueferCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1977
  2. Elena Castilleja v. Southern Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  3. Louise Abernathy, Ind., and as Next Friend of Lowell K. Abernathy, a Minor v. Southern Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. Bexar County Appraisal Review Board v. First Baptist Church, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1993
  5. McElveen v. FerreCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1989

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