Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Cassady
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Cooke County; C. W. Spencer, Judge. Action by Emma Cassady against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
This suit was filed in the district court of Cooke county, Tex., by Mrs. Emma Cassady, as administratrix, for the benefit of herself, as the widow, and of the three minor children of herself and deceased, H. S. Cassady. The latter was killed August 8, 1913, in a wreck alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant company. A trial was had before a jury, and from a verdict and judgment for $12,000, apportioned $3,000 to the widow and $3,000 to each of the three children, defendant appeals.
The only question raised by appellant under its three assignments, which we will consider…
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- McCray v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- Washington v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1897
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- Holbrook v. . the Utica and Schenectady Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1855
- Howser v. Cumberland & Pennsylvania RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1894
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