Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Eyer
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Grayson County. Grace Byer recovered judgment against the railway company, from which it appealed and on affirmance obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
This suit was brought by Grace Eyer, who was joined by her husband, to recover of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Eailway Company of Texas damages for the death of her father, which was alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the servants of the defendant company. She recovered a judgment, • which was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals.
The deceased was run over and killed by a train of the company. The plaintiff pleaded that the accident was caused by the negligence of the servants of the defendant, without contributory negligence on the part of the deceased;…
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