Bonnet v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Ebror to Court of Civil Appeals for Fourth District, in an appeal from Val Verde County. The suit was brought by Bonnet to recover damages from the railway ■company for the death of his son while in their employ. Upon the evidence disclosed in the opinion the trial court directed a verdict for the •defendant, and on plaintiffs, appeal the judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals, whereupon plaintiff obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
This suit was brought by the plaintiff in error to recover of the defendant company damages for the death of his son, which was alleged to have been caused by the negligence of' the company. The trial court having instructed a verdict for the defendant and rendered judgment accordingly, the plaintiff appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, where the judgment was affirmed. It is here-complained, that the trial court erred in not submitting the case tó the-determination of the jury.
We will state so much of the facts testified to upon the trial as we-deem necessary to a…
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