Stott v. Houston Lighting & Power Co.

SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.

Thjs is a wrongful death action arising from the death of Sam Stott some 76 days after he was involved in an automobile collision between the taxi which he-was driving and a pick-up truck owned by Houston Lighting and Power Company and operated by its employee, Julius Kolar. Plaintiffs in the trial court were Mrs. Lizzie Stott, widow of the deceased and Mrs. Marie Miley, an adult daughter of the deceased. Plaintiffs perfect this appeal from a take nothing judgment rendered on the jury’s verdict in favor of the defendant, Houston Lighting & Power Company.

The collision…