Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Compton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Wharton. Tried below before Hon. Wm. H. Burkhart. This is an appeal from a judgment in the District Court for $6000 in favor of appellee for damages against appellant for negligently causing the death of her minor son. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Associate Justice.
1. suit was brought by appellee against appellant to recover damages for injuries resulting in the death of Alexander Compton, her minor son. His death was alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant company.
The son was eighteen years old at the time of the accident, and had, with the consent of plaintiff, been employed by defendant in its shops as *670a “ wiper,” whose duty it was to clean engines. On the afternoon of the day of his death he was sent out on a water train as fireman. The train left Galveston about 4 o’clock p. m., and ran to Duke, a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. McGowanTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Mo. Pac. R'y Co. v. CollierTexas Supreme Court · 1884
3Cited by51 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. HarriettTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. BallewTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
- Gainesville, Henrietta & Western Railway Co. v. LacyTexas Supreme Court · 1893
- Cameron Compress Co. v. WhitingtonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1926
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