Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. Anglin
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District, on error from Travis County. Anglin sued the railway company to recover for injuries to the person and recovered judgment which was affirmed ’ on writ of error prosecuted to the Appellate Court by defendant, who thereupon obtained writ of error from the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
J. A. Anglin, Jr., a minor, was riding in a laundry wagon, which was being driven by a companion. At a crossing of the track of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company the wagon was struck by an engine of the company and young Anglin was thrown out and injured. His father, J. A. Anglin, brought suit against the company to recover damages to himself; and the son, through his father as his next friend, also sued the company to recover damages for his own personal injuries. The cases were tried together, presumably by agreement of counsel, and resulted in a verdict and…
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