Greenville Water Company v. Beckham
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Hunt County. Tried below before Hon. B. L. Porter.
1Opinion of the Court
BOOKHOUT, Associate Justice.
This suit was brought by appellee to recover from appellant the value of a dwelling house and its contents which were destroyed by fire in the city of Greenville on the 13th day of August, 1907. The petition alleged that in 1888 the city of Greenville, by ordinance, entered into a contract with King and others and their assigns giving them the right to construct, maintain and operate in said city a complete system of waterworks for an adequate supply of water to said city and its inhabitants for domestic and manufacturing purposes and for the extinguishment of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Gorrell v. Greensboro Water Supply Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1899
- House v. Houston Waterworks CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance v. Village of KeesevilleNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Allen & Currey Mfg. Co. v. Shreveport Waterworks Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Howsmon v. Trenton Water Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1893
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- Wallace v. M. C.C. of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1914
- Collier v. Newport Water, Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
- Gaylor v. MonroeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
- Compañía Industrial de Aguadilla v. Municipality of AguadillaSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1934
- Simpson v. Texas Public Service Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1921