American Const. Co. v. Caswell
American Const. Co. v. Caswell
Opinion of the Court
The appellees brought suit against the American Construction Company for damages alleged to have been caused by the maintenance of a solid board fence in Congress avenue and Sixth street, in Austin, Tex., from September 29, 1910, to January 5, 1911. An interlocutory judgment was entered by the district court of Travis county on June 9, 1910, in which the Construction Company was enjoined from maintaining or permitting to remain said fence, but providing that said company were not prohibited from erecting, where said solid fence then stood in Congress avenue, a fence with solid baseboards, not exceeding in height two feet from the ground, with such superstructure of wire netting, or such other character of wire as would not substantially interfere with the view through said fence, or with the passage of light and air through the same. The Construction Company appealed from said interlocutory judgment, and the same was affirmed by this court and subsequently by the Supreme Court. American Construction Co. v. Seelig (Sup.) 133 S. W. 429. The appellant gave a supersedeas bond and maintained said fence until about the 15th of January, 1911. On trial hereof there was a judgment for Caswell & Co. for $450, and for Davis for $500. The cases, by agreement, have been consolidated in this court.
Complaint is made that the verdict is excessive. This issue was submitted to the jury, and, under the evidence, they might have found a larger verdict than that which they rendered, for which reason the assignment presenting this question is overruled.
Finding no error in the record, the judgment herein is affirmed.
Affirmed.
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