Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Black

STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

This appeal is from a recovery of damages in the sum of $10,500. for injuries received by appellee in May, 1887. He was then a boy of thirteen years. Suit was brought originally by Ms guardian, J. H. Haden, who recovered a verdict and judgment in the sum of $12,500, which was reversed on appeal. G Texas Civ. App., 746. On the last trial he was of age, and recovered the judgment now appealed from in Ms own name.

In the opinion of Judge Finley on the former appeal, the facts of the case were thus succinctly stated: “Frank Black, a negro boy about 13 years of age, was…