Hartford Fire Insurance v. City of Houston
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Harris County. Interventions by the insurance companies in the action, of the city against the water company were dismissed and the judgment was affirmed on their appeal. Appellants thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Gaines
This proceeding was instituted by an action in favor of the city of Houston against the Houston Water Company to recover damages in the sum of $116,596, resulting in the destruction by fire of the city’s market house and furniture therein, owned by the city of Houston, which occurred on the 24th day of June, 1901. As we understand the petition, the city ought to recover from the Water Company by reason of its failure to -comply with the terms of a certain contract entered into between, the city of Houston and one Loweree, to whose rights and liabilities the Water Company succeeded, in which…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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