Fontana v. Port Arthur Traction Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Jefferson1 County; E. A. McDowell, Judge. I Action by Mrs. Antonia Fontana and others against the Port Arthur Traction Company. Directed verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
B. Fontana was the husband of Mrs. A. Fontana and the father of the other appellants. On the morning of the I6th of January, 1916, while walking down the track of appellee on Seventh street, in the city of Port Arthur, he was killed by one of appellee’s motorcars. This suit was instituted by appellants against appellee for damages for his death. At the conclusion of the testimony, the trial court instructed a verdict for appellee. From the record before us, we make the following conclusions of fact, raised by the evidence and reheetingi the facts most favorable to appellants, to-i wit: I(1)…
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