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4 Tex. 135

Ingram v. Atkinson

Texas Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1849

Texas Supreme Court · decided 1849-12-15

This suit was brought by the appellants against the appellees to recover the value of a slave alleged to have been drowned by reason of tlie tortious and wrongful acts of the slaves of tlie appellees. There was a demurrer to the petition, which was overruled. There was a plea of “ not guilty,” upon which the cause was tried. The proof corresponded with the averments in the petition.

Decided 1849-12-15

Wheeler, J.

¶1The questions presented by the record in this case were considered in the case of the same plaintiffs against Linn, administrator, and upon a petition presenting the same facts.

¶2The.plaintiff has not slidwn, by averment or proof, a cause of action. The instruction given by the court to the jury was substantially correct. And although the court erred in overruling the demurrer, yet, as the final result is m accordance with what the judgment upon the demurrer should have been— that is, a judgment for the defendant — the judgment must be affirmed. See Ingram-ef al. 'v. Linn, Adm’r, and authorities cited.

¶3Judgment affirmed.

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