Orange County v. Cow Bayou Canal Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Orange County Court; O. R. Sholars, Judge. Action by Orange County against the Cow Bayou Canal Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcMEANS, J.
[1] Appellant brought this suit against appellee, alleging that appellee is a corporation chartered under the provisions of title 60, c. 2, art. 3115 to 3131, of the Revised Statutes of 1895, to engage in the construction and operation of irrigation canals in Orange county, and that it had constructed such canals, one of which intersects a public road in said county, and that the intersection of said road by said canal made the construction of a bridge at that point necessary; that a bridge at the point of intersection had been constructed, but had thereafter fallen into a state of disrepair,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State ex rel. City of St. Paul v. Minnesota Transfer Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- State ex rel. Grady v. Chicago, Madison & Northern RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1891
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Borough of IrwinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1877
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Duquesne BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
- Pottsville Borough v. Norwegian TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1850
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hidalgo County Water Control & Improvement Dist. No. 1 v. Hidalgo CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
- Cow Bayou Canal Co. v. Orange CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Hidalgo County Water Control & Improvement Dist. No. 1 v. Hidalgo CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
- Hidalgo County Water Control & Improvement Dist. No. 1 v. Hidalgo CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939