Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Sherman County. Tried below before Hon. Ira Webster.
1Opinion of the Court
CONNEB, Chief Justice.
—C. H. Brand sued the above named railway companies for damages because of injury to cattle shipped from New Mexico to Denver,' Colorado, via the lines of said companies. The appellant, the Fort Worth & Denver City Bailway Company, answered by general demurrer, general denial and special pleas, and the defendant, Bock Island & Gulf Eailway Company, appellee, answered Brand’s petition and filed a cross bill alleging that the injury to the cattle was caused by the negligence of appellant, and prayed for judgment against appellant for such sum as plaintiff might recover…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- City of San Antonio v. Smith & Hildebrand & HamiltonTexas Supreme Court · 1900
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1892
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