Opinion

Robertson v. Trammell

  • 98 Tex. 364
Court
Texas Supreme Court
Filed
Dec 22, 1904
Status
Published
Author
Brown
On the bench
Brown
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 18.4%

The opinion

BROWN, Associate Justice.

The instruments executed to the railroad company by Trammell and his sureties do not constitute a release, but the contract is a covenant not to sue the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company on account of the injuries received, and such contract did not have the effect to discharge Robertson from liability to Trammell. Chicago v. Babcock, 143 Ill., 358 , and see 58 L. R. A., 299, where the authorities are collected. Giving an indemnity bond to the railroad company did not change the character of the transaction.

For the reasons stated the’ application for a writ of error is refused.

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