Legal Opinion
Knight v. Houston & Texas Central Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 8, 1900No. 872PublishedCited by 22 opinions
Questions certified from the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Fayette County.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
The Court of Civil Appeals for the First Supreme Judicial District has certified to this court the following statement and questions:
“John T. Knight, a resident of Fayette County, brought suit in the County Court of said county against the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company for the recovery of damages for the negligent burning of the grass growing upon 125 acres of land situated in Lee County and belonging to the plaintiff, which plaintiff averred was worth $4 an acre, to wit, $500. The defendant’s railroad extended through Fayette County. A plea by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Thomson v. LockeTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Fort Worth & New Orleans Railway Co. v. WallaceTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. HorneTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Miller v. RuskTexas Supreme Court · 1856
- Reynolds v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1846
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- City of Mineral Wells v. McDonaldTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Morris Plan Bank of Fort Worth v. OgdenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Smith v. RampyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
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