Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Lacy

*623■ The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

This action was brought by the father of M. J. Lacy to recover damages for the death of his son. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $1995, and judgment was rendered thereon, which the railway company seeks to reverse.

The facts which are not disputed are that on the evening of March 30, 1904, the deceased, who was an experienced railroad man, requested a conductor in charge of a through freight-train which was about to leave Dalhart, Tex., for Liberal, Kan., to allow him to ride free of charge from Dalhart to Liberal.…