City of Ft. Worth v. Scott
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; W. T. Simmons, Judge. Action by John Scott against the City of Ft. Worth and another. From judgment for plaintiff against both defendants, the City of Ft. Worth appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWillson, C. J.
Appellee owned and used and occupied as his homestead certain lots, one of which abutted on a street in the city of Ft. Worth. The city and the Northern Texas Traction Company so constructed \ an embankment constituting an approach to a bridge forming a part of the street as to interfere with ingress to and egress from appellee’s property to the street. As the damages thereby suffered by him appellee recovered a judgment against the city for $300 and against the traction company for $60. The appeal is by the city alone.
Over appellant’s objection thereto — on the ground that, if appellee was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rosenthal v. Taylor, Bastrop & Houston Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1891
- City of San Antonio v. MullalyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
- Harris County v. Clarke & CourtsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1896
- City of Texarkana v. TalbotCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1894
- Texas Central Railway Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
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