Legal Opinion
Panhandle & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Crawford
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 31, 1917No. 1229Published
Appeal from District Court, Hale County; R. C. Joiner, Judge. Action by J. P. Crawford against the Panhandle & Santa F6 Railway Company and •others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBoyce, J.
Appellee, Crawford, recovered damages in the court below against appellant railway companies, for negligent delay in the shipment of 562 head of cattle belonging to appellee, shipped from Plain-view, Tex., to Kansas City.
[1] The case was submitted on special issues, the first issue being as follows:
“Did the defendants transport plaintiff’s cattle to and deliver them at Kansas City within a reasonable time after said cattle were received by defendants for such transportation?”
Following this issue, successive issues were submitted requiring the jury to determine and answer as to the loss in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Covington Stock-Yards Co. v. KeithSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. J. C. R. Haynes & Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1888
- Panhandle & S. F. Ry. Co. v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917