Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. Speer

This is a suit by plaintiff, Oran Speer, against the Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway Company for damages to his land and the loss of crops thereon, alleged to have been caused by the construction and maintenance of a bridge across S'andy creek, which runs through and across plaintiff’s land. The petition alleged in part as follows:

“Plaintiff would further show that in constructing its said track and line of railroad defendant built the same across said water course and creek and constructed thereon a railroad bridge of heavy timber and materials at such a height and in such a manner as…