Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Edwards
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals for Fifth District, in an appeal from Grayson County. Mollie Edwards, a minor, by next friend, sued the railway company for personal injuries and had judgment for $1000, which on appeal was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals, and thereupon appellant obtained this writ of error:
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
Mollie Edwards, a minor suing by her next-friend, brought this action against the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company of Texas to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant company. The negligence was alleged to consist in keeping a yard in which children were accustomed to play, and in piling a number of railroad bridge ties in such manner that they fell upon the plaintiff while playing upon them and injured her.
The facts disclosed by the testimony are as follows: The defendant, company owned a lumber…
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