San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. Polka

McMEANS, Associate Justice.

This suit was brought by Helen Polka for herself and as next friend for Helen B. Polka, the minor child of herself and her deceased husband, Fred P. Polka, to recover of the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Bailway Company damages growing out of the death of said Fred P. Polka, alleged to have resulted from injuries received by him while in the employment of the railway company. Subsequently to the institution of the suit plaintiff, Helen Polka, was married to J. B. HefEernan, who thereafter made himself a party plaintiff.

A trial before a jury resulted in a verdict and…