Legal Opinion
Kirby Lumber Co. v. Scurlock
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 12, 1921No. 623PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Newton County; J. T. Adams, Judge. Action by Mrs. Maggie Scurlock and others against the iKirby Lumber Company. From’ judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
On the 5th day of March, 1919, one of the log trains of the Kirby Lumber Company ran over and hilled J. W. Scur-lock. This suit was by his wife and children to recover damages for his death, and resulted in a judgment for $15,000 in their favor. The case was submitted to the jury on special issues as follows:
“Question No. 1: Did the agents and servants of the defendant, Kirbyi Lumber Company, in charge of the tram train in question, in running the tender in front of the engine of defendant’s tram train out on defendant’s tram track, on the occasion in question, fail to exercise such care for…
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- Claim of Littler v. George A. Fuller Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
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3Cited by3 opinions
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