St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Hengst
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Smith. Tried below before Hon. B. W. Simpson.
1Opinion of the Court
GILL, Associate Justice.
F. W. Hengst brought suit against appellant to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by him as a result of the alleged negligence of appellant.
On the 6th day of July thereafter Hengst died, and the appellees, his children, made themselves parties plaintiff on the theory that the action survived to them, and also prayed for damages by reason of his death, which they alleged was due to the injuries he had received.
The trial court sustained a demurrer to the portion of the petition claiming the damages which deceased might have recovered, but…
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