Cantu v. Bennett
Texas Supreme Court
Ebrob from Bexar. Tried below before the Hon. Geo. H. ¡Noonan. This suit was brought by Bennett against Cantu. Bennett alleged that Cantu, as a common carrier, through Ms agent, Q. Rodriguez, on April 6, 1865, received from W. A. Bennett & Co., at Piedras Negras, in Mexico, a sum of $28,000 coin, to be delivered to W.' A. Bennett at San Antonio, Texas, and that Cantu had failed to deliver $24,000 thereof.
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Ebrob from Bexar. Tried below before the Hon. Geo. H. ¡Noonan. This suit was brought by Bennett against Cantu. Bennett alleged that Cantu, as a common carrier, through Ms agent, Q. Rodriguez, on April 6, 1865, received from W. A. Bennett & Co., at Piedras Negras, in Mexico, a sum of $28,000 coin, to be delivered to W.' A. Bennett at San Antonio, Texas, and that Cantu had failed to deliver $24,000 thereof. The bill of lading, a Spanish document made in Mexico;, was attached to the petition as a part thereof. An attachment was sued out and levied upon the train ■ belonging to Cantu, which was…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
Were we to attempt to discuss the multifarious questions raised upon the twelve bills of exception and the twenty-six reasons given for a new trial, and the fourteen assignments of error, we fear it would be greatly to the prejudice of the other business of this court; but after a very careful consideration and analysis of the whole record, we think we can do the case justice by a. brief statement of what we consider the law of the case. This suit grew out of a transaction which may be briefly stated.
W. A. Bennett and his partner, Martin Muench, early in the month of April, 1865, during the…
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