Texas Midland R. R. v. Ray.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Kaufman County Court; J. A. Cooley, Judge. Action by S. T. Ray against the Texas Midland Railroad. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Appellee sued appellant in the court below for $674.75, the value of certain farm produce and harness stored in a barn adjacent to appellant's railroad, and alleged to have been destroyed by fire set out by sparks from one of appellant's engines while passing the barn. The petition alleged that at or about 10 o'clock of the morning of the fire locomotives of appellant were operating trains at the point where the barn was situated from which sparks of fire escaped, and, while it was not known which locomotive emitted the sparks or cinders which set the fire, that any of them could have done…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Clark v. HillsTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Mexican Central Railway Co. v. LauricellaTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- Trinity & B. v. Ry. Co. v. GregoryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
3Cited by1 opinion
- Earl v. MundyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921