Texarkana Bus Co. v. Baker

LEE, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit for damages resulting when appellant’s bus1 ran over the appellee, Delbert Baker, a minor, near the intersection of Seventh Street and Lucas Street, in Texarkana, Texas. Delbert Baker, through his next friend, sued for injuries to his person. His father, E. D. Baker, sued for loss of earnings of his minor son. The case was tried to a jury and resulted in a verdict in favor of Delbert Baker for $6,000, and in favor of his father for $1,000. From a judgment entered on the verdict, the Bus Company prosecuted this appeal.

The facts: On the evening of December 10,…