Moose v. Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. of Texas
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of First Supreme Judicial District. Suit by J. W. Moose against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas. Judgment for defendant was affirmed by Court of Civil Appeals (179 S. W. 75), and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
McCLENDON, j.
j. W. Moose brought this suit against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas to recover the value of a house in Houston Heights which was destroyed by fire on the morning of June 2, 1913; plaintiff alleging that the fire was caused by the negligent emission of sparks from one of defendant’s engines. The trial court rendered judgment for the defendant upon a verdict returned under peremptory instruction. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed this judgment, upon the ground that the evidence was not sufficient to warrant a finding that the fire was caused in the manner…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Union Pac. R'y Co. v. De BuskSupreme Court of Colorado · 1888
- Progressive Lumber Co. v. Marshall & East Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1913
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1899
- Butcher v. Vaca Valley & Clear Lake RailroadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1885
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. LevineTexas Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. v. CrouchCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
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