Southern Traction Co. v. Rogan
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, McLennan County; E. J. Clark, Judge. Action by Lula P. Rogan against the Southern Traction Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
On July 19, 1914, William Rogan was killed, while walking on the appellant’s track between Gross and Ralph, two stations not far from Waco, by one of the appellant’s motorcars. This suit was instituted by the appellee, Lula Rogan, his widow, in the early part of August thereafter, to recover the resulting damages. In substance, the plaintiff below alleged that the appellant’s right of way between those two stations was commonly used by pedestrians as a pathway, with the knowledge, consent, and acquiescence of the appellant; that William Rogan was deaf, and while walking north on the right of…
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