Dublin Cotton Oil Co. v. Jarrard
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Erath County. Separate suits, one by the mother and the other by the injured child, were consolidated and tried together. Defendant appealed from judgments for both plaintiffs, and upon affirmance obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Associate Justice.
Hattie Jarrard, a child seven or eight years old, was injured by having her foot caught in certain machinery erected and operated by the Dublin Cotton Oil Company upon its own premises, and this suit was brought to recover damages therefor. Hattie Jarrard sued to recover in her own behalf, and her mother, Mary A. DeWitt, sued to recover damages for the loss of the services of her child. The plaintiffs in their pleadings rested their cause upon two distinct propositions, (1) that defendant was guilty of negligence in permitting and allowing Hattie to enter the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. McGlamoryTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. EdwardsTexas Supreme Court · 1896
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