Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Whitfield

This suit was brought by appellee to recover damages on account of the death of her husband, Will Whitfield, alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of appellant. 1

Deceased had been to Waco, and had returned to South Bosque on a motorcar. About a half mile before reaching South Bosque his hat blew off. He went back to look for it. Shortly after this he was struck by appellant’s passenger train, and was injured so that he died soon thereafter.

The place where deceased was struck was on a curve and on downgrade. It was shown that the train could not have stopped at that place under…