Shippers Compress & Warehouse Co. v. Davidson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Kaufman. Tried below before Hon. J. E. Dillard.
1Opinion of the Court
FLY, Associate Justice.
Leona Davidson, describing herself as the surviving wife of W. I. Davidson, instituted this suit in her own behalf, and as the next friend of her minor children, Buelah, Milton, Clifford and Ira Davidson, to recover damages from appellant incurred by reason of the death, through negligence, of said W. I. Davidson.
Appellant filed general and special demurrers, and answered denying that its negligence had caused the death of W. I. Davidson, but if it resulted from negligence at all, it was that of some person for which appellant was not liable. Contributory negligence was…
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