American Rio Grande Land & Irrigation Co. v. Mercedes Plantation Co.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Fourth Supreme Judicial District. Action by the Mercedes Plantation Company against the American Rio Grande Land & Irrigation Company. Judgment of-the trial court for plaintiff was affirmed in part and reversed in part by the Court of Civil Appeals (155 S. W. 286), and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSonfield, J.
The Mercedes Plantation Company, a corporation, plaintiff, brought this action against the American Rio Grande Land & Irrigation Company, a corporation, defendant, for damages for failure to deliver water for irrigation purposes. The trial was had before the court and resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $35,291. On appeal the Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the judgment of the district court as to certain items of damage aggregating the sum of $20,063.33. The balance of the judgment was reversed and there rendered in favor of defendant.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Imperial Irrigation Co. v. JayneTexas Supreme Court · 1911
- Borden v. Trespalacios Rice & Irrigation Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1905
- International & Great Northern Railroad v. PapeTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Raywood Rice, Canal & Milling Co. v. ErpTexas Supreme Court · 1912
- American Rio Grande Land & Irrigation Co. v. Mercedes Plantation Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1913
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- Trinity Water Reserve, Inc. v. Evans, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1992
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