Case Name: John A. Webb et al. v. S. W. Harris
Court: Texas Commission of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1881-03-16
Citations: 1 White & W. 583
Docket Number: No. 634, Op. Book No. 2, p. 264
Parties: John A. Webb et al. v. S. W. Harris.
Judges: 
Reporter: Condensed Reports of Decisions in Civil Causes in the Court of Appeals (White & Wilson)
Volume: 1
Pages: 583–583

Head Matter:
John A. Webb et al. v. S. W. Harris.
(No. 634, Op. Book No. 2, p. 264.)
Appeal from Caldwell County.
March 16, 1881.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Walker, R. S., P. J.
§ 1035. Damages; attorneys' fees not allowable as, when. In a suit for damages for the wrongful seizure and conversion of property, attorneys' fees for prosecuting the suit for damages are not recoverable as a part of plaintiff's damages. [Landa v. Obert, 45 Tex. 539; R. R. Co. v. Oram, 49 Tex. 341; Wallace v. Finberg, 46 Tex. 35.] Other questions discussed in this case had relation to matters of pleading and evidence, and beyond this particular case are not considered of any practical importance.
Reversed and remanded.