Boldt v. San Antonio Traction Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; Claude V. Birkhead, Judge. Action by Gus A. Boldt against the San Antonio Traction Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, J.
Appellant sued appellee to recover damages alleged to have occurred through the negligence of appellee in breaking his arm, while he was a passenger on one of its street cars in the city of San Antonio. Appellee pleaded contributory negligence on the part of appellant in placing a portion of his arm outside the window of the car. The court instructed a verdict in favor of appellee, and from the judgment predicated on that verdict this appeal has been perfected.
The evidence showed that appellant was a passenger on a car on Houston street going in the direction of Alamo Plaza; that another…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lee v. International & Great Northern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- Choate v. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. MurphyTexas Supreme Court · 1876
- Fonda v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Stevens v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
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