Dallas Ry. & Terminal Co. v. Curtis

Appellee, as next friend for his minor daughter, Dorothy Curtis, filed this suit in the district court of Dallas county to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received while she was boarding a street car of appellant, at which time it was alleged that the motorman closed the door and raised the step before said minor daughter had time to enter the car, causing injuries to her leg from which the disease osteomyelitis developed.

Thirty-five special issues were submitted to a jury, and in response thereto the jury found that Dorothy Curtis, on or about the 25th day of…