Gordon v. Jones
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Lavaca. Tried below before the Hon. Fielding Jones. This suit was brought by William J. Jones, the appellee, to recover the value of the running gear of a gin, alleged to be of the value of five hundred dollars, which was charged to have been wrongfully, willfully and maliciously taken by Calvin Gordon, the appellant, from the plantation of appellee and converted to his use; and for five hundred dollars for damages resulting from the willful and malicious…
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Appeal from Lavaca. Tried below before the Hon. Fielding Jones. This suit was brought by William J. Jones, the appellee, to recover the value of the running gear of a gin, alleged to be of the value of five hundred dollars, which was charged to have been wrongfully, willfully and maliciously taken by Calvin Gordon, the appellant, from the plantation of appellee and converted to his use; and for five hundred dollars for damages resulting from the willful and malicious trespass committed in the taking. The suit was brought in Colorado county, from which the venue was changed to Lavaca. The…
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
The principles upon which courts of justice award exemplary or punitory damages have been often discussed and announced by this court, and we deem it unnecessary to enter again upon an exposition of these principles. (See the cases of Smith v. Sherwood, 2 Tex., 460; Graham v. Roder, 5 Tex., 141; Cole v. Tucker, 6 Tex., 266; Cook v. Garza, 9 Tex., 358, and Kolb v. Bankhead, 18 Tex., 228.) It appears from the evidence in this case that the appellant, when he went to the premises of Jones to remove the running gear, represented to the tenant of Jones that he had purchased the running gear. This…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Graham v. RoderTexas Supreme Court · 1849
- Cole v. TuckerTexas Supreme Court · 1851
- Kolb v. BankheadTexas Supreme Court · 1856
- Cook v. De la GarzaTexas Supreme Court · 1853
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