Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Newsome & Williams

FISHER, Chief Justice.

The appellees brought this suit against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company, and the Texas & Pacific Railway Company, alleging, in • substance, that they had sustained damages by reason of the delay and injury to certain- horses transported from Memphis, Tennessee, to San Angelo, Texas. The damages claimed are charged to have been occasioned by the negligence of the two roads mentioned. The animals in question consisted of what is claimed as a standard bred stallion, by the name of “Carnegie,” whose pedigree and standing it is claimed was registered in the…