Roberts v. Powell, Clerk

BOOKHOUT, Associate Justice.

—At the February term of the District Court of Cass County, Texas, 1897, Mrs. Louisa Ballard (formerly Roberts, and now Mrs. Louisa Wall), for herself and as next friend of Frank Roberts, Ludie Roberts, Monroe Roberts, Mattie Roberts, Elijah Roberts, and John Roberts, minors, recovered a judgment against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company for $7980 for the killing of her former husband, Newton R. Roberts, which amount was apportioned by the verdict of the jury so as to give to Mrs. Ballard and to each of the six minors $1140 each. Mrs. Ballard assigned one-half of…