Clay v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, El Paso County; Ballard Coldwell, J.udge. Suit by Mrs. L. H. Clay, wherein John L. Dyer, administrator and personal representative of the estate of L. H. Clay, deceased, intervened against the Atchison, Topeka <& Santa Fé Railway Company. From judgments of dismissal, plaintiff and intervener appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of Case.
HIGGINS, J.
L. H. Clay was killed November 22, 1915,- in New'Mexico by a collision with a locomotive of appellee at a railroad crossing. He was not an employe. Mrs. Clay, Ms widow, brought this suit in the district court of El Paso county, Tex., to recover $5,000 damages alleging that her husband’s death was caused by the negligence of appellee’s employe operating the locomotive. Thereafter John L. Dyer, administrator and personal representative of the estate of the decedent, intervened and sought to recover damages in the sum of $30,000, on account of the death of Clay. He…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Eakin v. ScottTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Romero v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1903
- Adams v. Fitchburg RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1894
- Dale v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1897
- El Paso & Southwestern Co. v. La LondeTexas Supreme Court · 1916
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Holbein v. RigotSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
- Wells v. IrwinDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1942
- Clay v. Atchison, T. &. S. F. Ry. Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1921
- Rigot v. HolbeinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970