Dallas Railway & Terminal Company v. Mrs. Letta M. Farnsworth

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Civil Appeals and remanded for further consideration of the excessiveness of the $12,518 verdict, holding that an appellate court may order a remittitur without extraneous proof of jury prejudice. It also affirmed that evidence of the streetcar operator’s hurried start and closely related prior conduct was admissible to show negligence, and that the operator owed a duty to watch alighting passengers.