Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Brouilette

McMEANS, Associate Justice.

Fred Otis Broüilette, two years and seven months old, lived with his father in the City Hotel situated on Green Avenue in the city of Orange, a short distance north of appellant’s railroad and depot. On November 16, 1906, about noon, appellant’s passenger train, headed west, came into Orange and stopped at the usual place, the engine being at a water tank just west of the depot, where it took water. This occupied some four or five minutes. Usually while taking water the passengers alighted and embarked and baggage was discharged and loaded, but sometimes, when there…