Legal Opinion
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Zantzinger
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 6, 1899No. 791PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Wharton County. The suit was brought by Zantzinger, and the defendant company obtained a writ of error on the affirmance, upon its appeal, of a judgment for plaintiff. The opinion of the Supreme Court upon certified questions in this case is reported in 93 Texas, 365.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
“The plaintiff, Mrs. E. S. Zantzinger, who is joined in this action by her husband, is the mother of Aimer Campbell, a minor, and this suit was in her own behalf, as well as in behalf of her son, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him, as it is claimed, through the negligence of the appellant, who was defendant below.
“The evidence adduced at the trial showed that defendant had a train of cars attached to the front end of a switch engine which was running backwards pulling the cars after it into the city of Houston from a neighboring station. The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- International & Great Northern Railway Co. v. AndersonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Carter v. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1882
- Hoffman v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
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- Home Telephone &. Electric Co. v. BrantonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
- Lowry v. Anderson-Berney Building Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
- Wright v. CareyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
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