Brewer v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
Appellants instituted this action against appellee to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of the wrongful and negligent act of appellee in obstructing a public road in White County by damming up a natural waterway and failing to drain off the water. The court sustained a demurrer to the complaint, and, appellants failing to plead further, final judgment was rendered dismissing the complaint.
The case was here formerly on appeal (154 Ark. 97) from a judgment in favor of the present appellants, and we reversed the judgment for the reason that the complaint failed to state a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Packet Co. v. SorrelsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. McCutchenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- McAlister v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
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