Dallas Consolidated Electric Street Railway Co. v. Motwiller

RAINEY, Chief Justice.

The appellee, a widow, sued the street railway company, appellant, for injuries to her, caused by the negligence of the railway employes. Defendant answered by general and special exceptions, general denial and contributory negligence. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $2,806.

The first error assigned is: “The court erred in the following paragraph of his charge to the jury: ‘If you find for the plaintiff you will find such an amount as you believe from the evidence will be a fair and just pecuniary compensation for her…