Legal Opinion
Thompson v. H. Rouw Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 10, 1951No. 12176PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Justice.
' This suit concerns the constitutionality of Article 2226, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.Stats., awarding an attorney’s fee upon recovery of judgment for freight damages in an interstate shipment, and also whether a commission computed on the basis of the market value of the shipment in good condition should be deducted from the consignor’s damages.
The material facts of this case are conceded by both the shipper and carrier. Ap-pellee shipper delivered to appellant carrier at Carrizo' Springs, Texas, a carload of carrots consigned to St. Louis, Missouri, under a Uniform Bill of Lading. The…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. v. Varnville Furniture Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Mobile & Montgomery Railway Co. v. JureySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Illinois Central Railroad v. CrailSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- A.T. Clayton & Co., Inc. v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Strickland Transp. Co., Inc. v. American Distributing CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. The H. Rouw CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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