Beaumont Gaslight Co. v. Rutherford

This was a suit By appellee for damages occasioned by the act of appellant in attempting to lay a gas main across her yard. Her daughter testified as to the character of vegetables growing in the garden, but did not say how large the garden was, how much of it was in cultivation, how much was planted in different hinds of vegetables, nor did she attempt to detail the extent of the injury done the vegetables. She said:

“I estimate the damage done to the garden at $300. Potatoes this year were selling for $2.50 per bushel. We have been raising a garden there for a number of years, and for the…