Stimpson v. Bartex Pipe Line Co.

Mr. Commissioner LEDDY

delivered the opinion of the court.

The Court of Civil Appeals for the Seventh Supreme Judicial District presents a certified question. The statement and question is as follows:

“Scott Stimpson, as plaintiff, a boy six years old, by his next friend, T. C. Stimpson, instituted this suit in the District Court of Hutchinson County, Texas, against the defendant, the Bartex Pipe Line Company, a corporation, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the minor plaintiff on account of the alleged negligence of the defendant.

“The Court sustained a general demurrer to…