Brown v. Roland
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from ICaufman County. Action by Brown against Roland. Plaintiff obtained writ of error upon a judgment for defendant affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Associate Justice.
Montgomery, being the owner of a large tract of land, erected thereon a mill and gin propelled by steam. The building was upon posts set in the ground; the boiler and engine were stationary ones, the former being set in brick work which almost inclosed it and the latter being bolted down to heavy timbers let into the ground, and the other portions of the machinery were attached to the building simply to steady them in the usual way. Several years thereafter he sold the machinery to Roland, agreeing that the latter might operate it as it stood upon the land for a…
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