Cole v. Mallory S. S. Co.

This suit was originally instituted by George C. Cole and Harriet Wesson, brother and grandmother, respectively, of Albert Cole, deceased, against the Mallory Steamship Company, a corporation, for damages by reason of the death of Albert Cole, alleged to have been caused through the negligence of the defendant, while said Albert Cole was at work for defendant. Plaintiffs alleged in their petition that the said Albert Cole, at the time of his death was a single man without issue, and that plaintiffs were his sole heirs at law. They also alleged that at the time of the death of said Albert…