Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Warnecke
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Harris County. Tried below before Hon. W. P. Hamblen.
1Opinion of the Court
PLEASANTS, Associate Justice.
This suit was brought by appellee against the appellant to recover the value of fruit trees and vines alleged to have been destroyed by fire caused by the negligence of appellant. The number and kind of the trees and vines destroyed and the value of each is alleged, the total amount sued for being $10,075.
The evidence shows that an orchard owned by plaintiff and situated near defendant’s railway line in Harris County was destroyed by fire on the first day of May, 1903; and there was evidence tending to show that the fire was caused by a spark from one of…
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