San Antonio & A. P. Ry. Co. v. Shankle & Lane
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Falls County Court; F. S. Heffner, Judge. Suit by Shankle & Lane against the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Company and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas. Judgment in favor of defendant, Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas, and against defendant San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Company, and it appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
*116RICE, J.
Appellees brought this suit against appellant and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas to recover damages to a shipment of cattle, consisting of 31 calves, 10 cows, and 1 bull, from Chilton, via appellant’s line to Waco, thence over the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway to Et. Worth. The negligence alleged consisted in unreasonable delay, rough handling en route, and that the car in which they were shipped was poorly bedded, on account of which the cattle became dirty, bedraggled, hollow, fell off in weight, and depreciated in market value, and, further, that there was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
- Kansas City, M. & O. Ry. Co. of Texas v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912