Legal Opinion
Edwards v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 27, 1912No. 2252PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Fifth District, in an appeal from Hunt County. Edwards sued the Railway Company and had judgment. Plaintiff obtained writ of error on the reversal and remand of the case on his appeal, on the ground that the rulings practically settled the case against it.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiep Justice Brown
delivered the opinion of the court.
We copy from the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals the following statement of the ease:
“This suit was brought by George Edwards against the Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries to his wife, alleged to have been sustained by her by reason of being jumped against and knocked down by a cow she was leading becoming frightened at the blowing of the whistle of a passing train of the defendant at a private crossing over defendant’s track, inside the inclosure of a farm on which plaintiff lived.
“Defendant plead the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hargis v. St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Texas Central Railroad Co. v. BoeschTexas Supreme Court · 1910
- Texas Central Railroad Co. v. MorrisonTexas Supreme Court · 1910
3Cited by6 opinions
- Davis v. PettittTexas Commission of Appeals · 1924
- Muniz v. Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
- McKay v. McKayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
- Baker v. GalbreathCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Louisiana, A. & T. Ry. Co. v. De VanceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
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