Allen v. Riedel

425 S.W.2d 665 (1968)

Ivan J. ALLEN, Appellant,

v.

Patsy H. RIEDEL et al., Appellees.

No. 4194.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

January 19, 1968.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 1968.

Turner & Seaberry, Virgil T. Seaberry, Jr., Bill B. Hart, Eastland, for appellant.

Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, Dallas, Jack W. Frost, Eastland, for appellees.

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought under the authority of Article 4671, known as the Wrongful Death Act. On Sunday, November 7th, 1965, Dr. Albert F. Riedel and his wife and their children, of Dallas, were visiting the Ivan J. Allens on the…