GULF, COLORADO & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY v. BLISS

No. 6369.

363 S.W.2d 343 (1962)

GULF, COLORADO & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant, v. George H. BLISS et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied October 3, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chilton O'Brien, King, Sharfstein & Rienstra, Beaumont, for appellant.

Alvin E. Wiggins, Beaumont, for appellees.


HIGHTOWER, Chief Justice.

Our opinion of June 28, 1962 is withdrawn and the following substituted in lieu thereof.

This action was instituted by appellee George H. Bliss and 16 other residents of what is known as Hawthorn Place Addition in the City of Beaumont, against appellant, Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company, and against City of Beaumont. The purpose of the suit was to recover damages on account of the flooding of appellees' homes because...

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