Corder v. Houston Lighting & Power Co.

This suit was brought by appellants to recover damages suffered by the death of their minor son, which they allege was caused by the negligence of appellee. Plaintiffs’ petition alleges the following facts, in substance, as the basis for their cause of action:

“The defendant, Houston Lighting & Power Company is engaged in the manufacture and transmission of electricity and electrical power in Harris County and particularly in the City of Houston, and in the operation of its business, maintained a transmission line across a tract of land which was within the city limits of the City of Houston…