American Rio Grande Land & Irrigation Co. v. Mercedes Plantation Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Nueces County; W. B. Hopkins, Judge. Action by the Mercedes Plantation Company against the American Rio Grande Land & Irrigation Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal comes from the district court of Nueces county, where it was tried upon change of venue from Hidalgo county. Appellee, the Mercedes Plantation Company, sued the appellant, the American Rio Grande Land Irrigation Company, both domestic corporations, for damages arising from alleged breach of contract by appellant to furnish water to appellee for irrigation purposes. Appellee's allegations, in brief, were:
It was, as vendee of Roy Campbell, F. E. Scobey, and T. M. Lawrence, the owner of a tract of 197 1/2 acres of land in Hidalgo county, Tex., north of and adjoining the right of way…
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