Dallas City Railroad v. Beeman
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Dallas. Tried below before Hon. A. 8. Lathrop. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Acker, Presiding Judge.
J. E. Beeman and wife brought this suit to recover damages for the loss of their infant son Fred Ernest Beeman, who was killed by being run over by one of appellant’s cars on the 16th day of December, 1884. It was alleged that the death of the child resulted from the incompetency and gross and willful negligence and recklessness of the driver in charge of the car.
Appellant answered by general denial, and specially that the child lost its life by reason of its own thoughtless, negligent act in attempting to-cross the track just in front of the car while it was being…
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