American Const. Co. v. Caswell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Travis County; 'George Calhoun, Judge. Action by Clyde D. Caswell and others against the American Construction Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.
Appellees brought this suit to recover from appellant damages in the sum of $1,990, alleged to have been sustained by the erection and maintenance of a fence around the site of what is known as the Lit-tlefield Building, being erected by appellant on a lot 69x160 feet at the corner of Congress avenue and Sixth street, in the city of Austin, Tex., and the erection of two temporary wooden buildings in said inclosure. Ap-pellees alleged that by reason of the erection of said structures light and air were shut off from their place of business, rendering the same hot, dark, and uncomfortable, and…
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