Lancaster v. Gonzales

Defendant in error filed this suit in the district court to recover damages for the death of his son, proximately caused by the negligence of plaintiffs in error in operating ears on their railroad track at a street crossing in the city of Fort Worth, Tex. Controverted issues of fact as to.negligence on the part of plaintiffs in error and contributory negligence on the part of the son were submitted to the jury on special, issues, and, on the verdict finding plaintiffs in error guilty of negligence proximately causing the injury and death, as alleged, and the son guilty of contributory…