Texas Co. v. Charles Clark Company

Mr. Judge GALLAGHER

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section B.

The certificate of the Honorable Court of Civil Appeals shows the following facts:

Charles Clark, doing business as Charles Clark & Company, plaintiff, brought suit in the District Court of Galveston County against the Texas Company, defendant, to recover the value of a barge which plaintiff alleged was destroyed by fire caused by the negligence of defendant. The trial in the District Court resulted in a judgment in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $8,707. Defendant appealed and the Court of Civil Appeals reversed…