Legal Opinion
Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Fletcher
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 14, 1894No. 248PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINLEY, Associate Justice.
This is an action for damages on account of personal injuries, prosecuted by W. S. Fletcher, the father and next friend of Minnie Lee Fletcher, a minor, and for her benefit.
The facts of the case are as follows: Minnie Lee Fletcher, at the time she received the injuries complained of, was a little girl 7 years of age. In February, 1891, her mother started to visit a friend, and carried with her her three children, aged respectively 18 months, 4 years, and 7 years; and also carried a negro woman to assist her with the children. The defendant’s line of railway was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Williams v. T. & P. R. R. Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1883
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