Winnt v. International & Great Northern Railroad

Hobby, Judge.

Suit by appellant as sole surviving parent of her son Columbus Brown to recover $10,000 actual and $10,000 exemplary damages alleged to have resulted to her by reason of the death of her said son on appellee’s road on December 26, 1885.

The petition alleged that her son was instantly killed by and through the carelessness, gross negligence, and recklessness of appellee’s servants *34and employes in charge of its train of cars, stating the negligence to he the neglect to give signals at the crossing at locality of his death, excessive speed of the cars, absence of a headlight and…