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Texas & New Orleans Ry. Co. v. Rucker

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 31, 1905PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Liberty. Tried below before Hon. M. D. Bayburn.

1Opinion of the Court

PLEASANTS, Associate Justice.

Appellant brought this suit in the County Court of Liberty County to recover the sum of $55.50, alleged to be due as freight charges for the transportation over its railway of eighteen head of steers belonging to appellee, and. to foreclose a carrier’s lien on said steers for the amount of the freight charges.

Appellee demurred to the petition on the ground that it shows upon its face that the lien sought to be enforced was only a common law carrier’s lien and therefore the amount of the debt claimed and not the value of the property upon which the lien was…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cotulla v. Thomas Goggan & Bros.Texas Supreme Court · 1890
  2. Marshall v. TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1851
  3. Lane v. HowardTexas Supreme Court · 1858
  4. Smith v. Giles & SheppardTexas Supreme Court · 1886

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Brown v. PetersTexas Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Childress Oil Co. v. WoodTexas Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Marshall v. G. A. Stowers Furniture Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  4. Stricklin v. Arrington CarterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
  5. Ferrell-Michael Abstract & Title Co. v. McCormacCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915

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