Legal Opinion
Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Brandon
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 22, 1944No. 2467PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LESLIE, Chief Justice.
This suit was brought by J. A. Brandon, appellee, against Texas & Pacific Railway Company, appellant, to recover damages for the destruction of property by fire alleged to have been caused by negligence of the appellant. The property destroyed consisted of 100 acres of grass, hay, grain (mixture of wheat and oats), mechanical self-feeder, wood saw, wood, 2 scoops and 2 forks, all alleged to be of the reasonable cash market value of $1,-750.
The defendant entered a general denial, specially alleging contributory negligence and sought to avoid liability on various other…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Fort Worth & New Orleans Railway Co. v. WallaceTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. HogsettTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. CusenberryTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- Progressive Lumber Co. v. Marshall & East Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1913
- Int. & G. N. R'y Co. v. TimmermannTexas Supreme Court · 1884
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Anderson v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1963
- Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Co. v. LittlefieldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
- James Nichols, Melissa Nichols, Martha Moore, and Edward Nichols, Individually and as Heirs of the Estate of Melody Nichols v. Steve McKinney, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2018
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