Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. v. Jarvis
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
CRAMER, Justice.
This was an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by Hannah Jarvis, wife of appellee, when she fell while alighting from the side exit door of one of appellant’s busses. The jury, material to this appeal, found in answer to special issues that: ’(1-2) The driver of the bus in question failed to use a high degree of care in keeping a proper lookout for the safety of Hannah Jarvis immediately before the accident in question, which negligence was a proximate cause of the accident; (3) the bus driver did not start the bus before Hannah was clear of the bus; (6, 7, 8)…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wakeley v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Houston Transit Co. v. ZimmermanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
- Bass v. Concord Street RailwaySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1899
- Houston Transit Co. v. McQuadeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
- Stewart v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
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