St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Bowles
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Bowie. Tried below before Hon. J. M. Talbot.
1Opinion of the Court
TEMPLETON, Associate Justice.
—On February 15, 1902, H. W. Allen was struck and killed by the cars of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas. He left four married daughters who, in conjunction with their husbands, brought this suit against the company to recover the damages sustained by them on account of the death of their father. A jury awarded them the sum of $5000.
The accident occurred while appellant was crossing Front Street in the city of Texarkana. The street runs east and west. The railroad tracks also run east and west, and are laid in the street. Appellant’s depot is…
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