Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. v. Rogers

Respondent H. E. Rogers for himself and as next friend of his eleven year old daughter, Venetia, brought this action against petitioner for the recovery of damages arising from injuries suffered by the child when she was struck by petitioner’s bus at a street intersection in the business district of the City of Dallas. Judgment was rendered for petitioner, the defendant in trial court, on account of the jury’s findings that the child was guilty of contributory negligence in failing to keep a proper lookout and in failing to stop immediately prior to the impact. The Court of Civil Appeals…