Williams v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PORTER, J.:

On December 22, 1914, Jewell Nelson, a girl of sevénteen, while driving to school,'was killed at a gradé crossing by a passenger train of the defendant. Her mother brought this action to recover damages for the loss of her daughter’s services. There was a general verdict in plaintiff’s *337favor for $2500 damages. The court overruled defendant’s motion for judgment on the special findings, and gave judgment on the verdict. The defendant appeals.

The deceased lived with her mother and stepfather, Hugh Williams, on a farm in Gray county. She…