Griffin v. Allison

Appellant brought this suit against the appellee to recover damages for the value of five horses which contracted glanders from a horse sold to him by appel-lee’s son as agent of appellee and placed in an inclosure with horses of appellánt.

“Plaintiff’s original petition was filed August 9, 1908, in which it was substantially alleged that the defendant at the time of the sale in question, to wit, August 28, 1906, knew that said horse was afflicted with said disease and glanders; and that said sale was a tortious act and in violation of the penal laws of the state of Texas, and that the…