Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. R. W. Williamson & Co.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Fifth Supreme Judicial District. Action by B. W. Williamson & Co. against the Texas & Pacific. Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, which affirmed (187 S. W. 354), and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLENDON, J.
This action was by R. W. Williamson & Co. to recover of the Texas & Pacific Railway Company the value of 30 bales of cotton out of an entire shipment of 104 bales. Plaintiffs sued as assignees of a bill of lading issued by defendant, whereby the latter agreed to transport the 104 bales from Detroit, Tex., to New Orleans, La., and there to deliver the same to the Harrison or Leland Steamship Line; from which port said cotton was to be transported by the steamship line to Liverpool, England, and there delivered to the order of the consignor. A judgment of the trial court in favor of plaintiff…
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- Houston & Texas Central R. W. Co. v. AdamsTexas Supreme Court · 1878
- R. W. Williamson & Co. v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1914
- New Jersey Fire Ins. Co. v. BairdCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
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