Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Shoemaker
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an Appeal from Parker County. Shoemaker sued the railway company and obtained judgment which was affirmed on appeal by defendant, who thereupon secured writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.
The defendants in error recovered the judgment under. examination for damages for the deaths of Charles and Fred Shoemaker, sons of defendant in error, who were killed by a train of plaintiff in error on the night of June 4, 1900.. The question upon which our decision depends is whether or not the evidence adduced at the^ trial in support of plaintiffs’ action was legally sufficient to warrant the submission of the ease to a jury. There have been two trials in the District Court. At the first a verdict for defendant was directed and returned, which action was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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