Foley v. Northrup
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Harris County. Tried below before Hon. Chas. E. Ashe.
1Opinion of the Court
FLY, Associate Justice.
—This suit was instituted by appellee to recover damages arising from injuries inflicted on him by appellant, alleged to have been caused by the reckless driving of appellant in the streets of Houston, Texas. The cause was tried by jury and resulted in a verdict and judgment for $337.50 actual - and $475 exemplary damages, i The court charged the jury:
“If you believe from the evidence that on December 19, 1904, while plaintiff was riding in a buggy on Preston street, in the city of Houston, the buggy in which he was riding was run into by one being driven by the…
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