Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Crump
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for - the Fifth District, in an appeal from Dallas County. Booker Crump and wife sued the railway company for damages from the death of their son. A judgment for plaintiffs was affirmed on appeal by defendants, who thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
Booker Crump and his wife, Addie, sued the plaintiff in error to recover damages for the death of their son, Allen, aged about ten years. They alleged that on the 12tli day of September, 1905, Allen Crump was walking westward on the track of the Texas & Pacific Railroad in the city of Dallas and along Pacific Avenue, and that the said track was used as a public highway for people in passing through the city in that direction. It was charged that a passenger train on the said track going west and behind the said Allen Crump was running at a high rate of speed, in excess of seven miles an hour,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. PhillipsTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- Davie v. TerrillTexas Supreme Court · 1885
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