Legal Opinion
Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Covarrubias
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 16, 1966No. 14439PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAY, Chief Justice.
Florentino Covarrubias, appellee, instituted this suit against Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, appellant, for damages allegedly incurred as a result of injuries sustained by his two minor sons, Guadalupe and George Covarrubias. Those injuries arose out of the explosion of a railroad signaling device commonly called a torpedo, while it was being handled by the two boys. Appellee sought damages for the hospital and medical expenses incurred in treating the injuries to his sons, as well as the loss of contributions and services occasioned by the injuries to the hands of…
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