MISSOURI PAC. R. CO. v. COOPER

No. 5696.

547 S.W.2d 723 (1977)

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant, v. Lula COOPER et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied March 17, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Lancaster, III, Dallas, for appellant.

Ernest L. Sample, Beaumont, for appellees.


OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Judge.

This is a suit by the surviving family members to recover for the death of Wilford Cooper and his wife Evinia for personal injuries to Sheronell, their daughter. The deaths and injuries occurred as the result of a collision between the Cooper's automobile and a Missouri Pacific freight train.

Trial was to a jury which found:

1) On February 2, 1969, at the time and on the occasion in question, defendant's railroad...

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