Hill County Cotton Oil Co. v. Gathings
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hill County; C. M. Smithdeal, Judge. Action by Mrs. Adella Gathings against the Hill County Cotton Oil Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtTalbot, J.
The appellee, Mrs. Adella Gathings, instituted this suit against the appellant, Hill County Cotton Oil Company, to recover damages on account of loss of services of her minor son, Bascom Gathings. The petition alleges, in substance, that plaintiff is a widow and the surviving parent of Bas-com Gathings; that in November, 1911, her said son, who was then about 15 years of age, was employed by the defendant, without plaintiff’s consent to work for it, in one of its seedhouses in the city of Hillsboro; that at the time plaintiff’s son was so employed the defendant knew that he was a minor; that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BrickTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Alamo Oil & Refining Co. v. CurvierCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Mexican Cent. Ry. Co. v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
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