Chicago, R. I. & G. Ry. Co. v. Loftis
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Wise County; E. O. McKinzie, Judge. Action by W. E. Loftis and others against the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company. Erom a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
Dennis Loftis, a boy 13
years of age, while walking on the track of the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company in the town of Bridgeport, was struck and killed by one of the trains of that company, and W. F. Loftis, father of the boy, instituted -this suit against the company to recover damages for the loss of the services of the son. Plaintiff’s wife and a brother and sister of the deceased, by their father as next friend, intervened and adopted plaintiff’s petition, and also prayed judgment for damages for the death of the boy. From a judgment in favor of the plaintiff and inter-veners…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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