Houston East & West Texas Railway Co. v. Adams
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of San Jacinto County. Tried below before Hon. G. T. Turaley.
1Opinion of the Court
GILL, Chibe Justice.
Haomi, the seven year old child of E. B. Adams, had her foot crushed by one of the ears of the Houston, East & West Texas Railway Company and he has sued for himself and as next friend of his child and seeks to recover damages therefor on the theory that the injury was the result of the negligence of the train operatives in failing to give warning to keep a proper lookout.
The defendant answered by general denial and pleaded contributory negligence on the part of the parents in sending her upon an errand which required her to cross the railway track at a dangerous point.…
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