Legal Opinion
Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Higginbotham
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 11, 1914No. 6706PublishedCited by 20 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Liberty County; J. Llewellyn, Judge. Action by Mrs. Josie Higginbotham and others against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Pé Railway Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPleasants, C. J.
This suit was brought by the widow, children, and mother of A. J. Higginbotham against the appellant to recover damages resulting from the death of said A. J. Higginbotham, which it is alleged was caused by the negligence of appellant’s servants operating one of its trains. The petition alleges: •
“That on July 8, 1910, A. J. Higginbotham was engaged in contract work for Liberty coun ty, and that at the particular time in question he was engaged in work on the Liberty and Livingston road at a point where said road is crossed by the defendant railway company. That on the date above set forth…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. LehmbergCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Brown v. GriffinTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- International & Great Northern Railroad v. MunnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907
- Higginbotham v. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Texas Loan Agency v. FlemingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1898
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Ford v. Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1952
- International-Great Northern R. v. AckerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
- Debes v. GreenstoneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
- St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Chicago, B. & Q. R. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
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