Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. City of Port Arthur
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Jefferson County; W. H. Davidson, Judge. Suit by City of Port Arthur against the Magnolia Petroleum Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
This is a suit by appellee against appellant for damages to appellee’s bridge across the Port Arthur Ship Channel in the city of Port Arthur. The case was tried before the court without a jury, the court rendering judgment for the appellee for the damages to the bridge, and $3,000 for the loss of rents which the city would have received for the bridge and the pleasure pier but for its injury. On motion of appellant, the court filed the following findings of fact and conclusions of law:
“(1) That there is a canal, extending from Sabine Pass to the mouth of the Neches river, in Jefferson county,…
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