Vance v. Southern Kansas Ry. of Texas

Appellant brought suit against appellee for damages alleged to have been sustained by him, occasioned by Russian thistles being .blown upon his land from the right of way of appellee; said land being alleged to be contiguous to the right of way. Appellant alleged that, “in building, constructing, and preparing its said right of way contiguous to and near plaintiff’s said land, the defendant, as plaintiff is informed and believes, and so charges the fact to be, negligently transported from distant points on its line of railroad large quantities of dirt and sand, containing seed of Russian…