Rivera v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, El Paso County; A. M. Walthall, Judge. Teófila R. de Rivera was appointed ad-ministratrix of Santiago Rivera, deceased, and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railway Company filed its petition of contest. From a judgment of the probate court denying the petition, the railroad company appealed to the district court, and from a judgment annulling the administration proceedings, the administratrix appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcKENZIE, J.
This is an appeal taken from the judgment of the district court declaring void the probate proceedings of the county court of El Paso county appointing appellant administratrix and personal representative of the estate of Santiago Rivera, deceased. The administratrix was appointed to prosecute to final judgment a suit against appellee for damages growing out of the negligent killing of deceased. On August 14, 1911, and for a time prior thereto, deceased was an employs of appellee, and while so employed and in the active performance of the duties of his employment in the county of Valencia,…
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