Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Kingston

BOOKHOUT, Associate Justice.

Appellee, a minor, brought this suit, by her next friend and father, against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by her as a passenger in being transported from Grand Saline to Terrell. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant has appealed.

Conclusions of Fact.—On the morning of the 24th of December, 1898, plaintiff and her mother entered appellant’s train at Grand Saline at daylight in the morning to take passage to Terrell, a distance of thirty-three miles. Their ultimate…