Legal Opinion
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. v. Crouch
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 19, 1954No. 15551PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYD, Justice.
Appellee Homer Crouch filed this suit against appellant Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company of Texas for damages for the loss by fire of hay, a barn, and a tra'ctor, which fire he alleged was caused by the negligence of appellant’s employees. Upon a jury verdict, judgment was ren-dened for appellee for $12,999.
The farm on which the destroyed property was situated was bisected by appellant’s railroad; about 11:30 A.M. on November 6, 1951, appellant’s employees built a fire on its right of way some 630 feet from appellee’s hay, barn, and tractor. Appellee alleged that they…
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- Baylor University v. Chester Sav. BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
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