Elston v. City of Panhandle

This suit was originally filed by Elston and wife against the city of Panhandle and the Panhandle & Santa Fé Railway Company, to recover damages for the closing of a street in the city of Panhandle, Tex. By the filing of an amended petition the plaintiffs dropped the railway cqjnpany from the suit, and the case proceeded to trial before a jury. On a hearing before the court the jury were instructed to return a verdict for the defendant, city of Panhandle. Judgment was rendered accordingly, and the plaintiffs have appealed to this court.

A brief statement of the facts upon which plaintiffs base…