Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Ry. Co. v. Wickliffe

Plaintiff brought this action in the district court of Pontotoc county on behalf of herself and minor children, to recover damages for the wrongful death of Charles Wickliffe, her husband and father of her children, alleged to have resulted from defendant’s negligent operation of its freight train on April 23, 1943. The pleadings and evidence fairly establish the following facts:

At the time of his death deceased, a resident of Kenwood, Mayes county, Oklahoma, was 39 years of age. He was employed at a government plant at Choteau and earning approximately $135 per month, with which he supported…