Prairie Oil & Gas Co. v. Wright
Court of Appeals of Texas
• Appeal from Eastland County Court; R. L. Rust, Judge. Suit by E. P. Wright against the Prairie Oil & Gas Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
This is a suit by E. P. Wright against the Prairie Oil & Gas Company for damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff on account of defendant’s servants and agents negligently leaving open the gate to plaintiff’s pasture, and allowing plaintiff’s two horses and one mule to escape therefrom and become lost. He sued for $425, the value of the animals lost, and for damages for loss of time while hunting for the animals, etc. The jury found damages for plaintiff in the sum of $425, and from a judgment entered in accordance with the verdict, the defendant has appealed.
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