Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Smith
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals for Second District, in an appeal from District Court of Cooke County.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWH, Associate Justice.
M. J. Smith, the wife, and JuliaT. Smith, the child, of Charles Smith, deceased, sued the defendant, the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company, to recover damages for the death of the said Charles Smith, alleged to have been caused by defendant’s negligence. From the conclusions of fact found by the Court of Civil Appeals we make the following statement as to the manner in which Smith lost his life:
Charles Smith was walking upon the track of the defendant in the city of Gainesville, when, hearing an engine coming behind him, he stepped off the track until the…
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