Legal Opinion

Ara v. Rutland

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 6, 1915No. 5368. [fn†]PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Victoria County ; John M. Green, Judge. Action by J. W. Rutland against Charles Ara. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtMoursund, J.

Appellee sued appellant for $4,970.06 damages alleged to have been suffered by appellee by reason of Injuries caused to a stock of shoes by rain, alleging substantially that he was engaged in the business of selling shoes at retail in part of a building leased by appellee and owned by appellant, situated in Victoria, Tex.; that about September 24, 1913, appellant, without notice to appellee, undertook to repair the roof of the building and negligently left the same open over night without notice to appellee; and that during the night a rain came on and .his stock of goods was damaged by water…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. General Fire Extinguisher Co. v. Beal-Doyle Dry Goods Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
  2. Carrico v. StevensonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
  3. City of San Antonio v. RoutledgeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907
  4. Autrey v. LinnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
  5. Gulp, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. PeacockCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'n v. DowningCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
  2. Flynn v. Pan American Hotel Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1944
  3. Anderson v. ReichartCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
  4. Ara v. RutlandTexas Commission of Appeals · 1919
  5. City of Corsicana v. KingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928

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