Garrett v. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co.
Garrett v. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co.
Opinion of the Court
“That he was a passenger on the train of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company, coming from Temple to Brownwood, on the evening of July 28, 1913; that he saw Mrs. Garrett on the train, and just before he saw her the train made a lunge or jerk; that it like to have jerked him off the seat, and that he heard a child crying; that he heard one fellow say that if they jerked many licks like that it would tear the coach up.”
The proposed testimony of the witness White, as set out in the motion, is as follows:
“That he was a passenger on the train of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company, coming from Temple to Brownwood, on the evening of July 28, 1913; that just before we reached Goldthwaite, Tex., the train gave a very hard jerk, and pitched me forward in my seat, and woke me up, and I asked what was the matter, and some one said they ‘came durn near having a wreck.’ All of these remarks were made immediately after said jerk. I heard a child crying in the coach behind the coach I was in.”
For the reason that • this testimony was merely cumulative, the court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to grant a new trial. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
Reference
- Cited By
- 1 case
- Status
- Published