Legal Opinion

Lessoff v. Gordon

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 10, 1910PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Galveston County. Tried below before Hon. Lewis Fisher.

1Opinion of the Court

McMEANS, Associate Justice.

— Suit by appellant, Adelia Lessoif, against appellee, S. P. Gordon, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by appellant by reason of being run over by a cow belonging to appellee which was being driven on the streets of the city of Galveston by appellee’s minor son.

Appellant, in effect, alleged that on the date of her injury appellee was the owner of a dangerous and vicious cow which he kept on his premises in the city of Galveston, and which he, on said date, negligently permitted to escape and run loose upon the streets, and that he negligently and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Chandler v. DeatonTexas Supreme Court · 1873

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Miller v. PettigrewCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
  2. Trahan v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
  3. Klapproth v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
  4. McCormack v. GriffithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
  5. Trice v. BridgewaterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932

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