Kansas City, M. & O. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Pope
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Nolan County; Jas. L. Shepherd, Judge. Action by Ethel D. Pope and others against the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company of Texas. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSpeer, J.
Ethel L. Pope, for herself and as next friend of her three minor children, brought this suit against the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company of Texas to recover damages for the death of her husband, Thos. A Pope, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. The defendant interposed special defenses which are not material to the disposition we make of the appeal. The cause was submitted to the jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $10,000 for Mrs. Pope and $5,000 for each of .the three minor children. The defendant has appealed.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry Co. v. LesterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
3Cited by11 opinions
- Camden Fire Ins. Co. v. YarbroughTexas Commission of Appeals · 1919
- Pope v. Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1918
- Smith v. PattonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- Vaughan v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914
- Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. CopelandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
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