J. C. Wooldridge & Son v. Fort Worth & Denver City Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
. Appeal from the District Court of Hall. Tried below before Hon. S. P. Huff.
1Opinion of the Court
SPEER, Associate Justice.
J. C. Wooldridge & Son, successors to the firm of Wooldridge & Brother, prosecute this suit against the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company, to recover damages for the burning of two hundred tons of coal of the alleged value of $6.50 per ton, occasioned by the negligence of the defendant in setting fire thereto. For defense the company relies mainly upon an allegation, which was supported by the proof, that on January 1, 1899, by. written contract it had leased to one L. F. Jones, for one year, that part of its right of way on which was situated the coal bin…
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