Hines v. Roan
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Orange County; T. C. Adams, Judge. Action by W. B. Roan for the death of his wife and son against Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
Plaintiff, appellee, alleged that defendant, the appellant, negligently killed his wife and baby in a railroad crossing accident in the city of Orange on or about the 10th day of October, 1918. The grounds of negligence were that defendant failed to blow the whistle or ring the bell as it approached the crossing, and thát it was operating its passenger 'train at a dangerous rate of speed in the corporate limits of the city, in violation of a city ordinance limiting the speed to six miles per hour. No question is made as to the finding of the jury on the last issue, because all the testimony…
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