Legal Opinion

Harris v. Robinson & Martin

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 4, 1908PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Travis County. Tried below before Hon. John W. Hornsby.

1Opinion of the Court

FISHER, Chief Justice.

— Appellant Harris brought this suit in the justice’s court, precinct No. 3 of Travis County, against the appellees for the sum of $175, as damages to his crop, occasioned by the alleged negligence of the appellees and their employes in leaving a gate open, thereby permitting stock to enter appellant’s field and destroy the crop.

The appellant recovered a judgment against the appellees in the justice’s court for $165, from which judgment the appellees appealed ‘ to the County Court, and there judgment was rendered in their favor for costs and to the effect that appellant…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Pace v. WebbTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co. v. HarroldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. English v. William George Realty Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1909
  2. Piquero Smith v. CarlinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919

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