Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Prazak
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Burleson County ; Ed R. Sinks, Judge. Action by Rudolph Prazak and wife against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtKey, C. J.
Rudolph Prazak and his wife brought this suit against the railway company, and recovered a verdict and judgment for $1,500 for the alleged wrongful killing of their minor son, Ramond Prazak, and the railway company has appealed.
[1] Without discussing in detail the various assignments of error, we have concluded that the case should be reversed because of the error committed by the trial court in excluding the evidence of certain witnesses offered by appellant, to the effect that they knew the reputation of Ramond Prazak, and that he had the reputation of being a bad and unruly boy, and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Frye v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. ShifletTexas Supreme Court · 1900
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. MaloneTexas Supreme Court · 1909
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. ShifletTexas Supreme Court · 1904
- Bradley v. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1891
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