Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Krasoff

Sam Krasoff was killed on the morning of March 3, 1943, when a truck in which he was riding was struck by a passenger train operated by Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company, at a public crossing in the town of Stafford, in Ft. Bend County.

This is a suit for damages for his death brought by his widow, Mrs. Julia Krasoff, individually and as next friend of their minor children, Sylvan and Kenneth Krasoff. A trial court judgment for the Krasoffs was reversed by the court of civil appeals and the cause remanded. 186 S. W. (2d) 289.

Both sides filed applications for writ of error, which were…