Dallas Railway & Terminal Company v. Oehler

Suit for damages was against Dallas Railway & Terminal Company, defendant, by Chester A. Oehler, the administrator of the estate of Benjamin A. Stephens, Sr., deceased, and by Stephens’ beneficiaries under the wrongful death statute, as plaintiffs. Stephens was hit by a street car at a street intersection in Dallas, Texas, and died as a result of his injuries.

In response to special issues a jury found that both Stephens and the operator of the street car failed to keep a proper lookout and that the negligence of each in that respect was a proximate cause of Stephens’ injuries. Both were…