Western Telephone Corp. of Texas v. McCann

SMITH, Justice.

This action was brought against the telephone company by Jack McCann and his five minor children for damages occasioned to them by the death, by lightning, of Mrs. Mc-Cann, the wife and mother of the plaintiffs. In a jury trial the plaintiffs recovered an aggregate sum of $15,000. The telephone company has brought writ of error. The plaintiff in error and defendants in error will be herein designated as appellant and appellees, respectively.

The McCanns resided north of Taft, in San Patricio county, in a small rented frame-house situated about 50 feet north of and facing a paved…