Court Opinion

ID: 4886177
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2021-09-02 23:39:12.010603+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:05:18.327883
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Opinion by
Winkler, J.
§ 249. Joint owner; suit by. One of several joint owners cannot maintain a suit to recover his undivided .or individual interest in property destroyed. [Stachely v. Pierce, 28 Tex. 328.]
.§ 250. Damages; measure of for property destroyed. The measure of damages for property destroyed is the market value of the property at the time and place where destroyed. [Masterson v. Goodlett, 46 Tex. 406.] Anri in such cases it is the duy of the court to instruct the jury as to what is the legal meaning of market value. [R. R. Co. v. LeGierse, 51 Tex. 203.]
Reversed and remanded.