O'Meara v. Moore, Dist. Judge

Mr. Judge Taylor,

of the Commission of Appeals, delivered the opinion for the Court.

Mrs. Ruth Maness was the mother of four minor children at the time of the death of her husband, Luther Maness. The husband was accidentally killed and as a result of the accident his wife and four minor children procured judgment (by compromise) in one of the district courts of Harris County, $1,000.00 of which was prorated to the children and deposited with the clerk of the court. Thereafter the children’s fund was withdrawn from the registry of the court in the manner hereafter stated. Mrs. Maness remarried,…