Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. Alexander

Certified question from the Court of Civil Appeals of the Fifth Supreme Judicial District as follows:

“Appellees sued to recover of appellant damages for the death of Joe B. Alexander, the husband and father of appellees, alleged to have resulted from the negligence of appellant.

“On the night of November 8, 1906, Joe Alexander was in the employ of appellant and was engaged in supplying one of its oil burning locomotives with oil at Sherman. Alexander had been for some time engaged as car inspector, but for two months just preceding the accident had been engaged in supplying engines with oil.

“Th…