Rodgers v. Tobias

The judgment here appealed from allowed the appellee a $4,000 recovery in damages for the death of his nine year old son, which occurred under these circumstances :

Appellant, Richard Rodgers, operated the Woods Hotel in Houston, Tex., a Mr. Lowery being in exclusive charge as his clerk at the time here involved. This further statement of what followed, admitted by the appellee to be correct, is taken from appellant’s brief:

“One Rucker lived in this hotel. On the occasion in question Rucker was going to a nearby tailor shop to change his clothes, and, before going, went by the desk in the…