Fort Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. Amason
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hartley County; Reese Tatum, Judge. Action by D. D. Amason and another against the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company. Judgment fbr plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
The appellees filed this suit to recover of appellant damages alleged to have resulted to them by reason of fire set out by appellant's engine, in which 2,400 acres of grass land were burned over. They sue for the value of the grass, damages to the turf and sod, and for the value of posts burned and wire damaged by the fire. Plaintiff sets out the intrinsic value of the grass and alleges the difference in the market value of the land immediately before and immediately after the fire. Defendant answered, alleging that its engines were properly constructed and equipped with the latest approved…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Texas v. HarringtonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. EyerTexas Supreme Court · 1902
- Patton v. Dallas Gas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1917
- Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. HapgoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Rishworth v. MossCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
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- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. BrandonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1944
- Fort Worth & D. S. P. Ry. Co. v. GilmoreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
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