Francis v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

For the purposes of this opinion, the following will be a sufficient statement of the case:

This suit was instituted by plaintiff in error, J. H. Francis, as administrator of the Estate of Porter Francis, deceased, against defendants in error to recover damages on account of the death of his adult son, Porter Francis. Porter Francis at the time of his death was twenty-nine years of age, unmarried, and according to the testimony of plaintiff in error gave to his parents all of his wages ($2.10 or $2.20 per day), except what he spent for clothes. Plaintiff in error alleged that he and his wife…