Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. Wurzbach
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; M. Kennon, Judge. Action by H. M. Wurzbaeh against the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company and Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
This suit was brought by appellee against the Galveston, Harrisburg San Antonio Railway Company to recover the sum of $5,000 actual damages and $5,000 exemplary damages. The suit was filed on the 4th day of September, 1918, for alleged injuries inflicted by appellant on appellee on the 12th of August, 1918. The suit was based upon the fact that appellee, residing in Seguin, Guadalupe county, Tex., purchased a railroad ticket entitling him to passage from Seguin to Houston, and boarded the train at Seguin and went into the sleeping car attached to the train. Appellee was informed by the…
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