Southern Pacific Co. v. Denton
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. Motion to dismiss or to affirm. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Geay
This was an action brought January 29, 1889, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas, against the Southern Pacific Company, by Elizabeth Jane Denton, to recover damages to the amount of $4970, for the death of her son by the defendant’s negligence near Paisano in the county of Presidio on January 31, 1888. The petition alleged that “ the plaintiff is a citizen of the State of Texas, and resides in the county of Red River, in said State; that the defendant is a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Kentucky, is a citizen of the State…
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