Beckham v. Munger Oil & Cotton Co.

This suit was brought by appellant to recover of appellee damages caused by appellee’s removing from a tract of land a gin plant that it had built near appellant’s farm and which it had contracted to maintain. Appellant’s petition alleged various grounds of damages, and appellee answered by various exceptions, general and special, general denial, and special defenses. The cause came on regularly for trial. Both parties announced ready. The exceptions of defendant were presented and sustained in part and overruled in part, “the court holding that plaintiff could prove and show any damages that…