St. Louis, S. F. & T. Ry. Co. v. Gilliam
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hardeman County; J. A. Nabers, Judge. Action by Gilliam & Jackson against the St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Company and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
The appellee instituted this suit in the district court of Hardeman county, Tex., against appellants for damages to a shipment of cattle made by appellee over appellants’ line of road about March 23, 1912, from Quanah, Tex., to Kansas City, Mo. By original petition, appellees sought to recover on account of the negligence of appellant in delaying the cattle and by reason of rough and careless handling, causing shrinkage, and alleged a decline in the market. Appellant filed a general denial and specially pleaded the fifth paragraph of the written contract of shipment, which paragraph provides…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gainesville, Henrietta & Western Railway Co. v. HallTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Hume Bros.Texas Supreme Court · 1894
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. BellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1900
- Breneman v. MayerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1900
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. WithersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897
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