St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. Missildine
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bowie County; P. A. Turner, Judge. Action by J. A. Missildine against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
On October 23, 1911, the- ap-pellee resided with his family in the country near Carbondale, Ark. On the date mentioned he, in company with his wife and other parties, attended a circus in Texar-kana. The train on which they, returned arrived at Carbondale some timé after dark. There is a sharp conflict in the testimony as to whether the train stopped at Carbondale or not; some of the witnesses testifying that it stopped a short time, and others that it made no stop. It appears th?:t the train was crowded with passengers returning from the circus. In any event, the testimony shows that the…
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- Ormond v. HayesTexas Supreme Court · 1883
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