Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. Decatur Cotton Seed Oil Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Wise County Court; E. M. Allison, Judge. Action by the Decatur Cotton Seed Oil Company against the Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
Four head of cattle belonging to the Decatur Cotton Seed Oil Company escaped from its feed pens near its oil mill in the town of Decatur at night, and, as a result of being struck by a train of the Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway Company within the corporate limits of the town, and at a point where the railway was not fenced, two of them were killed outright, and the other two were so badly injured that they afterwards died. The owner instituted this suit against the railway company to recover damages for the value of the animals, and from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the defendant…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- I. & G. N. R. R. Co. v. CockeTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Texas & Pacific Railway v. WebbTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- International & Great Northern Railroad v. DunhamTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Southern Kansas Railway Co. v. SageTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- J. T. Burgher & Co. v. FlooreTexas Supreme Court · 1915
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