Gerhart v. Harris County

We take the following statement of the nature of this suit from appel-lee’s brief;

“Appellants — plaintiffs in the trial court — sued Harris county for damage to crops in the years 1918 and 1919, alleging that such damage was occasioned by the negligence of the county in shelling the Clinton Road, and removing, and replacing culverts along the road near their property.

“The county answered with general demurrer and general denial, especially'denying the allegations . of negligence contained in plaintiffs’ petition; and impleaded the Harris County-Houston Ship Channel navigation district,…