Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Brooks
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Milam County; J. C. Scott, Judge. Action by Mrs. F. J. Brooks and others against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.
Mrs. F. J. Brooks, widow of F. J. Brooks, deceased, and their two minor children, brought suit in the district court of Milam county to recover damages on account of the death of said F. J. Brooks, alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of the defendant company, the appellant herein.
The undisputed facts show that F. J, Brooks was a section foreman on the Gulf,Colorado & Santa Fé Railroad, living at Cameron; that on the evening previous to his death he received orders from the road-master to report next morning with his crew at Milano; that he left Cameron about 6:20 a. m., and that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Dailey v. StarrTexas Supreme Court · 1863
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