Legal Opinion

Exporters' & Traders' Compress & Warehouse Co. v. Wills

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 12, 1918No. 5948PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from McLennan County Court; Jas. P. Alexander, Judge. Suit by W. P. Wills and another against the Exporters’ & Traders’ Compress & Warehouse Company. Prom judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.

As shown from appellant’s brief, this suit was brought on December 22, 1914, by appellee and his mother, Mrs. Burwell, against appellant, to recover the sum of $865.48, with interest, alleging that in October, 1913, aDDellees were the owners of 11 bales of cotton, weighing 6,182 pounds, which - they shipped to appellant in the name of W. P. Wills, for the purpose of having the same stored in its warehouse at Waco, for protection and safe-keeping; that said cotton was duly received and stored by appellant; that thereafter appellees demanded said cotton, and appellant refused to deliver same,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Gulf Compress Co. v. HarringtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
  2. Union Compress Co. v. NunnallySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1899
  3. International & Great Northern Railroad v. ParishCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1898
  4. Massey v. BlakeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1893
  5. Pacific Express Co. v. HertzbergCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Whittington v. Cameron Compress Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1923
  2. Garcia v. HernandezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
  3. Exporters & Traders Compress & Warehouse Co. v. SteeleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
  4. Exporters' & Traders' Compress & Warehouse Co. v. SchulzeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923
  5. Exporters' & Traders' Compress & Warehouse Co. v. SchulzeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923

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