Winslow v. Gentry
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Aransas County; E. A. Stevens, Judge. Action by N. B. Gentry against Mary E. V. Winslow. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
This is a suit for damages instituted by appellee against appellant, which it was alleged accrued by the negligence of appellant in permitting her yacht, Japonica, to drift during a storm across the cable of appellee's schooner, Alice, in such way as to sever it, and cause it to be thrown against a wharf and be destroyed. The cause was tried by jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $500.
The plea of privilege was in substantial compliance with the terms of the statute (article 1903, Rev.Stats. 1911), and should have been sustained unless the suit could be…
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