Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co v. Gormley
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an appeal from Gonzales County. Lillie Gormley et al. sued the railway company for damages caused by the death of D. J. Gormley, an employe of defendant, by its negligence. Plaintiffs recovered judgment, which was affirmed on appeal, and the company obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
This suit was instituted by Lillie Gormley—now Burnett—in her own right and as next friend of her infant son, D. J. Gormley, and by Thomas and Ann Gormley, to recover of the railroad company damages for the death of David Gormley, who was the husband of Lillie and the father of the minor D. J. Gormley, and was the son of Thomas and Ann Gormley. During the pendency of the suit, Lillie Gormley intermarried with Y. D. Burnett, who joins her in this action. The Court of Civil Appeals filed the following conclusions of fact:
“On the 27th day of August, 1892, the appellee,…
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