El Paso & Southwestern Railroad v. Murtle
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County. Tried below before Hon. J. M. Goggin.
1Opinion of the Court
FLY, Associate Justice.
— This is a suit for damages occasioned ‘ by the death of Eobert Murtle, instituted by Mrs. Kate Murtle, his widow, Mrs. S. J. Murtle, his mother, and William Murtle, Bessie Murtle and Eichard Murtle, his children, against appellant. The defenses were assumed risk and contributory negligence. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for $15,000, the sum of $7,000 being allotted to the widow, Kate Murtle; $500 to the mother, S. J. Murtle; $3,000 to Bessie Murtle; $2,500 to Eichard Murtle,- and $2,000 to William Murtle.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Houston City Street Railway Co. v. SciaccaTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. BowlesTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- Scranton v. TilleyTexas Supreme Court · 1856
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BaileyTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Ray v. Pecos & Northern Texas Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1905
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