Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-04
CIVIL COURT OF APPEALS.


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Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe Railway COIN.
panyt appellant vs. W. T. hnrm0uson,
appellee. Appeal frcm the district court
OF Wise county.
CONCLUSIONS.
Appellee recovered tudrmuut aeaiust aI'-
ptllant hr SlSi duulugVs resulting To- lts
construction " appgllnnts railway Whereby
the waters OF irail creek were divert
ell frou their accustomed course II appears
| that n portion Ut the farm was at the tnc
| of some Of the uvrrnowH. In the possession
of tenant, who hal already recovered dani-
| ngr resulting To his crop IRON SUCH over,
| damage done appellee. outside OF thht which
| the tenant was entitled 10 recover. amount
ed ~ the sum abu,e spechci.
| l. The contention uf appellant thut the
| petition was had ln NOT alleging tlmt the
| land WAS In possession Of npppllees OF that
| hc was entitled To the posstsslun, we thlnki
cuunot bu sustuncd ns q CLEARLY alleged
his ownership and rights ~ the premises,
.. The cuutUutinu That there Was rrrur
| w permitting phdntin below 10 give vyi'
| dnngr OF temporary damage lonc u thy
| land by rruson of the drift.Wuud weeds ana
| sand hring deposited OH same by The over
| flows because OF the fact that at tlc time
| NJ tubs damage the land WAS lraeod TO
another, cannot be sustained. Appellee
could mol properly develop his rtsr III the
prOuf without incidentally showing the 30.
/ jury which resulted 10 hlr tenuut lhv court
expressly Instructed the jury that all The
| during the time the land was rented ac.
| crucd to the trnHnt and that plilntr would
not hr entitled To recover such damages,
! by tlr least The charge very clearly limit.
| "a plMntin's recovery To- permanent iminry
10 he soil aud such INJURY " d trmp0rry
| lnni ana moi to The irnant. For these tcas.
Gus W. think thprr WIS no error In admit
| tux n" testimony colurlniued Of
| D. Ihr direction, mat the witness Jack
| inrmunspn Was rendered lhCompt tent To les.
| cause ia answer 10 n nWcstion an eTos,.eS
Re lSnd since Az f n" o W. a n aar PS'S @ AZ
| nation In chicf III fami,iar,ts Mn tbe
| innI. tlnt h. ilyej oni, miami isi miles
from II and Frequently passrd by il.
rrr,i In moi indirstlWg "A r1lr hy ,yiIch iHe
| Jury shonii assess ts. jamiii,rs' fhe CONT
| insirurtrJ men, NM piainiiff ,,ouid Ia, On.
| tIti,J to renoyrr si,,b AM, nj. v',nId In, IA
| fnir c,iitensniinp fni III injury dpur Az
RELIANT I'D moi ren,i"st ANY further in.tfir
iinn upon hits pnlnt. aud. a. the error WIS
one Sf omlsslon' We think il sbnnld he
| charged to counsci and lot TO az c5prt
| MD Testimony rpuulWined ~ M lninr innd
| missiii, an Tho issus ~ intuns,,s T,iated
| ouiv To- the ninsunt vhitl, die i.nntf NM
! entitled 10 recover. and upop this issur ns
| fuIi and explicit
| h TGnt lie yrrdlct Of the Jury was with
| out Competent evidence tn surf.grt IL ma
! tLnt h vHs pxrcsslyp IN amount nro the
| onty fenslniut. oldrrttous f,uf,i In nun~i.
| innt's hrlsf NJ gr, N npiui1n iint IN
/ pyIdrnr, yHirnutttI tho finding for nUn,ties
! mud th0 atuount tber,.lf
| ii foiieVS fr,m tbr.e e,nu,in.inns u,t
! tbr Judgment must br nflrnt,si
STEPHENS
Assocntn Justice
l. II Merchant ana Daa NJ Jon,,s nu,,ai.
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| 'pNNLlNl"N VI hN'i
Appellant brought this ault 10 enforce
| specific Performance u the following instfu'
| munt,
Jones city, Jones County, THAns
December 10, ISL.
| KNOW ili mpu b. these irp.nta, That l,
! W. Med. howyer, do hereby hlud aud OBJ
| ligntr myself. MY executors, heirs nAd ~.
signs, 10 make unto john b. Merchant d
| good pul sufficient title TO block No 1.
hlrck 10. O. block No. ~ aud block No. ~
| Ia tile town OF IUnps CITY. county OF Jones
| state Of iTexns, AZ n,on u I shall hnye No,
| qurtd Title to the same from the Ethtu Of
Irhhsi also good aud sufficient iltlc 60
/ ~ MOD H0wy.r" aud property irku,u.
| lodged aud recorded
a ane,bnif Interest In flis Instrument nam
| appellant Merchant Apgpllecn answered hy
general aud special demurrer, general de.
| niHI mud plea of Sant of confederation This
| answer Was prnpsny sworn To- Later Nj,
| peilpe nisd 4 nrN supplemental answer
| purporiius 10 be IN reply 10 iirsi amended
| nentni answer contained 4 number IN "a
| srpfisiis general denlni and Hpstltliy
| denied under oath a partnership ID s,s-nis
,y1H ebnrsssI IN apusIlants 10 have ..,isi.d
| h.fty,en Nm and Merchant. al.o uIra.itsi
| van ~ conaiderntion fnr the insirutlt,.flt
| svrd an aud asked hi nflrmntlva r,.lisT thnt
| tiis lana ta cancelled and aiiuulieI NM
| NM OF Ills sul,i,irnisntal answer plrnding
| want of constellation Wa- bot sworn t,,
| Later several supplemental answers were
| aIsi ,trn.rtine ~ be m answer 10 amend.
| nsntl made IN hppeilnnia 10 their piradinr
| and on IN dny he rauss was enlied M
| srtst sn.,Isi se,.,,tions ,s,.fe pf.s.stit,d t,
| onsetinfits 10 thr nfst suppleuritai Aus,,sr
| alnv,i ~ torth witch were sustained ami
on leave q thu court Il wrr amended ~
~ % piea ., m1ht N ~. 4, i,y en- ~
| ne mitlnA, hns A'lhstuf 'f,,, .,iii.l ~
| inns nmrhnh"hi wa. hl,n 49, 49,, - lNiiHht.
lnl taken a nonwull h,aslnnll Yer g@ii
| appellant Jones Mel M .plhitsNui f"f
cnntlnnancr hnsrl VIZ, ~ ~ si"'iilus, We
| mist hfiuE fe. VAN 81 W. 1919. ~ - ~