Houston Belt & Terminal Ry. Co. v. Scheppelman
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Ninth Supreme Judicial District. Action by E. Scheppelman against the Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company. A judgment for plaintiff, and a denial of a new trial was affirmed by the Court of Appeals (203 S. W. 167), and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, J.
This suit was instituted by defendant in error, F. Scheppelman, to recover of plaintiff in error, Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company, for damages sustained on account of the alleged negligent injuring of his wife.
The railway company, desiring storm sewer connections to drain its property, situated *207in tlie city of Houston, Tex., secured a permit from the city of Houston to construct, and it did construct, a sewer from St. Emanuel street to Austin stret, connecting at the latter point with the Austin street sewer.
It was agreed that the railway company should pay for the construction of the…
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