Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Cherokee. Tried below before Hon. Tom C. Davis.
1Opinion of the Court
PLEASANTS, Associate Justice.
Appellees brought this suit against appellant to recover damages for injury to a peach orchard alleged to be the property of the plaintiffs and to have been injured through the negligence of appellant’s employes in removing the fence •inclosing said orchard and permitting stock to depredate thereon. The petition alleges that plaintiffs are the legal heirs of R. N. and J. E. Smith, deceased, and as such heirs are the owners of the premises upon which said orchard was situate. The trespass for which damages are sought to be recovered is alleged to have occurred in…
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