Texas Commission of Appeals, 1881

Webb v. Harris

Webb v. Harris
Texas Commission of Appeals · Decided March 16, 1881 · Walker
1 White & W. 583

Webb v. Harris

Opinion of the Court

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.

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