Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-17
The HIGHER COURTS


san Antonio and Aransas Pass Rail-
way company vs. Fannie Long ct al.
from noxar. The pinnuns In the trial
eouil wurc the ao,,A ..nl dauxn,ct~ -
suit under the statut. 10 recover dam.
ebeA Tor injuries resulting ~ thcm IRON
ins death o. thor motner. whicn WAS
aiiegeu 10 have been caused " tnr
noHnEchre OF Defendant. 1'ne yonnRess
81 the pialntins was ~ years uiu. lne
Aiiesntion ANA eviuehVe tnAt Al q, Long
Nsa o. t.,u nihinlil.a al tvc ihc,inu were
proper anu aulnlanlo.t. lliu ucposttlon
VI fanhlc Iona az 10 Ihe expectation
liNea wat erfonruusly autnitlrd. SO far a.
II NNNe me opinion 81 >nv WitnesA. she
shvald have sta,ed faets anu me jury
own CoucliHlous Testimony was Ut-
Tered Ia shuW that tuv drcenaed Mas
anvut slsvO all OF wdlon, With tue OK
uyntiOn "a tuout s4u anuuAtiY, She gave
Y thg nlainuna. either uireetiy Vt In
Inc defendants oifored Ia evidence the
viii % N. &, l.oius, duly proDhtcd. In
which she devised nnd bvqucathcd all
. ais viii waA excluded ANA tina action
@ the court pfcaentst Inv man Quea~
ton IN the ense an m action for m
tendant show Tor the purpose 81 reduc-
ma the damages that the plalntiuA have
received by devise Of descsnt properly
euthonueA coniiiot AinonA tho rnsea
relied upon ~ support OK the neButVu
10 thnt OF railroad eompany vs. honow
Where the right OF action is given
for the benent ot tho aext OF Kin aud tho
SUN recovered y TO be Npnortisn.d 40
trlbution. az IL the ease nndgr the
statutes q some States, 4 would seem
that the leading purpose ~ 10 give COM
pcnrhtion TOT some loAs sOnereu by them
all In cuniulonl that Va to say, the dams
ngr which has accrued TO them as next
pective inorreae In tie Amount " the
estate TO ho distributed, Our atntute uN-
eludes from " henghts the collateral
kindred, and IT. loadlng purpose hcoma
70 be 70 compensate only such. near rqla-
uNcs OF the deceased Ms may be depends
ont upon him Tor support or other AID
OF poouninrS value. VI auch aH may have
heen the recipients ~ such aid o. sup
port. Under our statute each ncne-
iury, Tho dainaesa must be actual AMI
fOr loss OF a pteuniaty nature. Moth
INK N given for Nclace. Under nuch
tadred that one has been damaged by
the death, when he mas received from
,hr esuto Of the deceased property ex-
ents Whi9h would have aocfucd 10 him
had thu death not cnsucd II a wealthy
son piyer MS father .lOo annually and
! leaving hil father fxcd sum OF $1,000,
! can u BE- reasonably aasttted that the
parent has nuiterch any pecuniary lessf
In cases Or thla character actual dam
| ages only uru gtVrn ana the recovery
| IL ffee from any element whatever OF 4
| penal nature rhs STATUTE Is intended
| IN case Of mere ordinary neEllgencr to
| give compensation Tor pccliniary loaa;
and the quenuon ", what u The amount
Of tn,a loss, 4 any ThiT ~ "a pfae !,,ih
| case be tried and determined In 4 reaa-
enable and practical manncr
lnp English statute known M Lord
| Campboll'n act, upon which most all %
! the ntAtutcs or like cheacter IN this
country have been modelled. " Ia re
lRR ss same q" TIC statute Of hts state,
| This statute VIVA construed Ia llokn vs..
railway company, cited N note q. Pym,
| hcc also nradburn ". railway cemPanyt
| L, Il. 20. fix. l. IenninsH ". Grand
Truns! Hallway company L. Y 4, App.
| cltnor OF those otea and yet they are
cnilued 70 weghi, Is the opinions
'AaihSriics naid ta1, proof that bene-
| npiary has received mpnoy from policy
Of insurance on the ifr o. ms sceasel
can Ss9n, 9ss % nsssss'i te' NJ Ps'pssss Z,
Ind, iN % w. 4ld) Tho case y dfi
| errnt when the on.y aii which i9e bfns,
| during his ife has been a part Of the In
come OF hla propiriy, and where upon the
p pfeper,y Absolutely fsa,s Il q them W. W.
| think Tho court erred IN excluding the
| VIII Of Mrs, Long. Tue court was eakei
We're SenhtInea 70 reos S only p fet tne
losa OF auoh pecunlafy benenis 70 them a,
W healIy wv labor ~ tho az Deceased. Thi,
sni ana iTemaandeG. oplnion BY dalnes, ],
Davis from Camp; this was an acton u
| trtspnAs TO ~ TIE, u was agreed That
h; 81 Davis va, ne e2n,men s s,oarse;
| against said l.. q. i1avin, foreclosure and
sale and ahorfrs deed plaintiff then
| dsnce, mo court dirscisd a verdict for
defendant, We think the plaintiff. when
ho showed y valid title emsnati ng from
issle e enna IL Il n0t true true that the PLAIN Hi.
tin shall prove not only that both Dam.
iI9p .bo cs spseaiy ne a' nature saa n o. ths
defendnata claim and then attack ~.
validity. The theory % the doctripe. q
clnin 81 title BY one under another Il
prina facie evidence ~ aRAinat the cintm..
SR mat ne s S WA e. 'e eanI S ~ sh .nss
e sSsa b. eranior aud ~ dstsgdant slsilns
what me Defendants tltie Is, be ahcw.a
prima faeie that be ~ owner OF me ana.
snd = men csyelyss spsa s eM t,Is
Ia ,roxaa, b9l; 70 Texas, Ga There are
| srpressionn IA the oplnian Ia Sebastian
Nave 81 probabiy miaicd counsel and The
| eotirts. We Therefore deem Il lust 20. re-.
vsrFH and refnand the Gauss inAtcfd OF
| reversing and rendering. Opinion by
" :fesaa ana now Orleans halfway CONF
| many W. 3. l.. Echols, from Liberty. Thc
| nialntln IN error, together with otner
roadn. operated creosotc works near the
city On houston. Two ganes q workmsn
removed the Ties 10 he treated from ttg
| on the niaht before the injury occurred
yianovsd ri Of stack % ties except
| about four or 1--WE tiers. which remnant
| s.,e@ left Branding without necufliy or
/ brace IL any Kind Kcnola. while %
| work. was caught py these. TAXING US
| nnd Injured. we Wan. CONSIDER Qnly Wy
| fciiorfhr charge. asked by defendant ana
| refs,.,.'i / s,'ftle sy,,cstcs being inrufncient
/ Ia warrAni verdict for tho plAlntif.
| YOU viii return a verdict for ne dsietn-
anfs There war no esidence OF neEA-
rence except failure 70 lf.nkr tliet ts
| royern the bands as 70 Niat shonlu ~
done 10 spcure The rrfnnnnt o. sne,sr,
~ 'hne n cas, In which the duty 70 me'e
- M" r~-ied unon the defendant 4 a
/ rs,ssst an 81 law for ne court The rcr-
seneblcnsan 81 such rcFilnilous y Qut.-
| flan for tho Jury. The ruie ef IA" ~ 70
s,hen IL beeoines M duty o. the master
/ =. -nrfr rules for the safety q emplole.
| ~ Vii atats.i 0y Mr. Wood. II MASTER
! Z. .nenred n a complex bnainesA thht ~
| s4e,,,res drnnlfe TrFilhtlonp TOT tne aatttt
esea rroterfi6n 81 his employer. , thnAtr
| ~ ,,ioot proper rules a. well ~ lhA.tf N
| tboir Enforcement " nfHiftnn,S,.. ~ ~ ~.
/ ana The sSfabiiEhmeut ~ uviettise ~ ~, ~.
pNffffi lnlN. " Ma flr NIL inlnrIrH re-