Texas & N. O. R. v. Jeff Chaison Town-Site Co.

* Writ of error granted April 13, 1927. This suit was brought by appellee against appellant to recover damages for the loss of rent and for the destruction of property occasioned by the negligence of appellant. Negligence was conceded. Appellee owns a row of rent houses facing appellant's right of way and the open end of one of appellant's switches in the town of Beaumont. Three times appellant ran its cars off this switch and against one or two of appellee's tenant houses, causing damage each time. For the first and second collisions the parties made satisfactory adjustment. The third time…