Mo. Pac. Rd. Co., Thompson, Trustee v. Severe

Appellee is the widow of Bob Severe, and in that capacity sued the appellant railroad company for damages to compensate the alleged negligent killing of her husband. Sbe recovered judgment for a thousand dollars, from which is this appeal.

The testimony is to the effect that deceased had been drinking for several days. His wife had not seen him for three days; indeed, she had gone to the home of her mother, as she had done on four or five previous occasions when her husband became intoxicated.

About 7 o’clock p. m., or a little later, on November 28, 1939, Severe entered the store of Archie…