Lopez v. Townsend

BICKLEY, Justice.

This action was brought under Compiled Statutes 1929, section 36-101, by plaintiff (appellant), widow of Venceslao Lopez, who, it is claimed, was killed through the negligence of the defendants, Townsend & Scenic Stages, Inc., in operating a stage coach between the cities of Santa Fé and Roswell, by striking him with such coach as he was walking in the highway near the city of Santa Fé, driving a team of horses. A defendant, American Fidelity & Casualty Company, was surety on the bond of the other defendants as provided by article 10, chapter 11, Compiled Statutes 1929…