French v. Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co.

This suit was brought against appellee by J. E. French and wife to recover damages on account of the death of John W, French, Jr., their son, who fell and was killed, while in the employ of appellee, on October 28, 1911. It was alleged that the deceased was under the direction of one of defendant’s foremen and vice principal, Adrian Hall, and was engaged in repairing and connecting wires used by the defendant at the intersection of Walnut and Providence streets in the city of Houston; that, in doing said work, it was necessary that Hall and the deceased make use of a platform suspended from a…