# Hanks v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company

> Texas Supreme Court · January 14, 1959 · 159 Tex. 311

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9772322

## Case

- **Full name:** Effie L. Hanks and Husband, E. E. Hanks v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company
- **Court:** Texas Supreme Court
- **Decided:** January 14, 1959
- **Citations:** 159 Tex. 311; 2 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 139; 320 S.W.2d 333; 1959 Tex. LEXIS 548
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Culver
- **Judges:** Smith, Norvell, Culver
- **Cited by:** 38 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Mr. Justice Culver,
joined by Justice Griffin, dissenting.
I agree with the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals and the disposition of this case made by that court ( 308 S.W. 2d 165 ) and respectfully enter my dissent herein.
Opinion delivered January 14, 1959.
Rehearing overruled February 18, 1959.

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