Gussie Fox v. Dallas Hotel Co.

This was a suit by plaintiff in error, Mrs. Gussie Fox, for herself and as guardian of her two minor children, to recover of the defendant in error, Dallas Hotel Company, actual damages on account of injuries causing the death of Alexander Fox, the husband of Gussie Fox and the father of the minors.

Alexander Fox was a night watchman for A. Harris & Company, incorporated, doing a merchantile business at Dallas in the first five floors and basement of a building of sixteen stories, leased from Adolphus Busch. While using an hydraulic elevator, extending from the basement to the sidewalk, in the…