City of Pampa v. Todd

LEDDY, Judge.

This suit was brought by defendants in error to recover damages from plaintiff in error on account of the death of their daughter, Mickey, a young girl 17 years of age. Her death was alleged to have resulted from the negligence of plaintiff in error in leaving an open ditch on one of its streets unguarded and without warning lights.

The case was submitted to a jury upon special issues, which were answered favorably to defendants in error. Judgment was entered in their favor against plaintiff in error in the sum of $6,900. The case was appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals [39…