Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Johnson

Frank Johnson, deceased, was an engineer upon appellant’s train, and was killed October 9, 1914, in a wreck on said road. Appellee Mrs. Gertrude Johnson brought this suit for herself and the children of herself and Frank Johnson, deceased, alleging that the engine upon which the deceased was engineer was derailed by reason of the negligence of appellant in the construction and maintenance of its track at the point of derailment; specifically alleging that said track wa's negligently constructed; that the rails were defective and badly worn and insufficient to sustain the weight and pressure…