Elder, Dempster & Co. v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Galveston County Court; Geo. E. Mann, Judge. Action by Elder, Dempster & Co. against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas and another. From a judgment of dismissal, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtReese, J.
Elder, Dempster & Co. instituted this action in the county court of Galveston county against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas and the International & Great Northern Railroad Company to recover $550, alleged to be the value of certain bales of cotton delivered to defendant by Gussoni & Co. at Gates-ville, Tex., consignor, to shippers’ order, destination Galveston, tinder proper bill! of lading; the cotton being delivered to the carrier and bill of lading executed November 20, 1906. The cotton was not delivered. The original petition was filed February 23, 1910, alleging the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Elder, Dempster & Co. v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1913
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. ClemonsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1898
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