Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Stearnes
Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Stearnes
Opinion of the Court
The nature and result of this suit is stated as follows in appellant’s brief:
' “This suit was filed by the appellee against the appellant in the district court of Williamson county, Tex., on May 20, 1914, for damages aggregating $3,194.02 for injuries alleged to have been received by him from the overflow of his farm residence, gin, and other property adjoining and lying west of the track of appellant where it crosses the San Gabriel river and Pecan creek, about five miles north of Taylor, in said county, such damage being alleged to have occurred by reason of the fact that appellant had built certain embankments on each side of and between said two streams, which embankment caused the flood waters to be retarded and held back so that appellee’s said property was overflowed both on October 2, 1913, and December 2, 1913. Appellee at the time of the trial filed a trial amendment, reducing the amount claimed on some of the items, leaving the total amount then sued for $3,086.62.
“Appellant answered, denying generally and specifically the allegations of appellee’s pleadings, and further pleaded that its roadbed and embankments and the openings therein had been skillfully and scientifically built, so as to provide against the highest water of said streams, and that it had constructed and provided all necessary culverts and openings for the discharge of water, and, further, that the floods mentioned in appellee’s petition were extraordinary and unprecedented, and that any damage suffered by appellee was by reason of such extraordinary and unprecedented floods, and that appellant was not liable therefor.
“Appellee filed supplemental petition denying the allegations of fact in appellant’s answer, and alleging that, if such floods wore extraordinary and unprecedented, appellant’s negligence concurred with such floods and caused the damage. Appellant filed a supplemental answer excepting to the allegations contained in such supplemental petition.
“The case was tried before the court without a jury and judgment rendered for appellee for $2,-140. Appellant in due time filed its motion for a new trial, which was amended, which amended motion was by the court overruled, and appellant gave notice of appeal.”
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No reversible error has been shown and the judgment is affirmed.
Affirmed.
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