Legal Opinion
Bigham Bros. v. Port Arthur Channel & Dock Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 14, 1906No. 1569PublishedCited by 20 opinions
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Johnson County. Bigham Brothers sued the Port Arthur Channel and Dock Company, and appealed from a judgment in favor of defendant on demurrer. Upon affirmance they obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
We adopt the following statement of the contents of the petition made by the Court of Civil Appeals in its opinion:
“It was alleged in substance that in 1902 the plaintiffs were the owners of certain lands fronting on Taylor’s Bayou, in Jefferson County, Texas. That the Bayou is a fresh-water navigable stream, wholly within the State, emptying into Sabine Lake, which, though directly connected with the Gulf of Mexico, is generally fresh by reason of the flow of the Nechez and Sabine Rivers in and through it. That this land is especially suited to the growing of rice,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gainesville, Henrietta & Western Railway Co. v. HallTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Porter & McMillan v. Burkett, Murphy & BurnsTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Texas & Sabine Railway Co. v. MeadowsTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Mud Creek Irrigation, Agricultural, & Manufacturing Co. v. VivianTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- de Everett v. HenryTexas Supreme Court · 1887
3Cited by20 opinions
- City of Dallas v. ShowsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1919
- In Re Adjudication of the Water Rights, Etc.Texas Supreme Court · 1982
- Hidalgo County Water Improvement Dist. No. 2 v. HolderbaumTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
- Town of Antioch v. Williams Irrigation DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922
- Texas Motor Coaches, Inc. v. Railroad CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
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