City of Haskell v. Webb
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Haskell County; C. C. Higgins, Judge. Action by K. D. Webb against the City of Haskell. Judgment for plaintiff;, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
The city of Haskell has appealed from a judgment in favor of K. D. Webb for damages sustained by the plaintiff, by reason of the maintenance of a dumping ground, constituting a nuisance, situated near the plaintiff’s home and about one mile outside the corporate limits of the city.
By numerous assignments of error, but one proposition is presented, namely, that plaintiff failed to plead and prove that the establishment and maintenance of the dumping ground was within the corporate powers of the city; the contention being that the burden was upon the plaintiff to show that such acts on the part…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- City of Coleman v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909
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