St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. Anderson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; R. H. Buck, Judge. Action by Neil P. Anderson against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
Eire originated in a boarding car belong to the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas while standing' on one of the company’s side tracks, spread to the Maddox farm adjacent to defendant’s right of way and from there to land belonging to Neil P. Anderson adjoining the Maddox land, where it destroyed grass on 216 acres. Anderson instituted this suit against the railway company to recover the value of the grass so destroyed, and also for depreciation in the market value of the land by reason of injury done to the turf by the fire. Two grounds of negligence alleged in the petition as a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fort Worth & New Orleans Railway Co. v. WallaceTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. HogsettTexas Supreme Court · 1887
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- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. DonaldsonTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Pfeiffer v. AueCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
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