Wynne v. Payne

This was a suit brought by Carrie Wynne as temporary administra-trix of the estate of R. F. Wynne, deceased, for the benefit of Carrie Wynne, minor sister and next of kin of deceased, dependent upon deceased, for damages for his death, against the Director General of Railroads, operating the St. Louis- Southwestern Railroad. From a judgment in the district court of Smith county in favor of plaintiff as such administratrix, the defendant appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Sixth Supreme Judicial District of Texas, and that court reversed the judgment so obtained and rendered…