Houston Belt & Terminal Ry. Co. v. Lynch
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; John A. Read, Judge. Action by John Lynch and others against the Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
LANE), J.
This suit was brought in the district court of Harris county by John Lynch, Julia Lynch, John J. Lynch, James A. Lynch, and Mary M. Clasick against the Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company, and other railway companies, which were later dismissed from the suit before trial, to recover damages to certain property owned by plaintiffs in the city of Houston, which they allege was caused by defendant by the construction of certain railroad tracks near said property, and by the operation of engines, cars, and trains over said tracks.
The trial was had before a jury, to whom the cause was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Head v. HargraveSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Washburn v. Milwaukee & Lake Winnebago RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
- Houston Belt & Terminal Ry. Co. v. VogelCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Garcia v. SandersTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1899
3Cited by12 opinions
- Houston Belt & Terminal v. LynchTexas Commission of Appeals · 1920
- Maddox v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Roberts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
- Morgan v. SingleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Leiber v. Texas Municipal Power AgencyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
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