Legal Opinion
Wichita Falls Electric Co. v. Huey
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 6, 1922No. 1976PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoyce, J.
A. L. Huey brought this suit against the Wichita Falls Electric Company for damages and for mandamus. Plaintiff alleged that he was the owner of a large number of lots in the Scotland addition to the city of Wichita Falls; that the defendant contracted with him to furnish plaintiff’s property in such addition with electric light service; that it had breached this contract, causing damage to plaintiff’s property in the sum of $30,000, which amount he sought to' recover as damages. Plaintiff further alleged that defendant was a public service corporation, having a franchise to use the streets…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kendall v. StokesSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- Fitzhugh v. Franco-Texas Land Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1891
- McWhorter v. NorthcutTexas Supreme Court · 1900
- ECKINGTON AND SOLDIERS' HOME RAILWAY CO. v. McDEVITTSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Smith v. BerrymanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1917
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3Cited by19 opinions
- City of West University Place v. MartinTexas Supreme Court · 1939
- Coughlin v. BlairCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- Bernard J. Lee, Platiff-Appellant v. Jenkins Brothers, Bernard J. Lee v. Farnham YardleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Mechanical Wholesale, Inc. v. Universal-Rundle CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Travis County v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
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