St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Allen

GARRETT, Chief Justice.

This action was brought by George Allen and his wife against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas for the recovery of damages for the death of their minor daughter, Hattie Allen, which was alleged to have been caused by the' negligence of the defendant. The grounds of negligence alleged, in the petition were that at the place where the child was killed the public was accustomed to use the track, and the defendant ran its train at a reckless rate of speed without warning of its approach, and after having discovered the peril of the deceased it did not use…