Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. McGown
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Sabine County Court; W. C. Arnold, Judge. Action by R. G. McGown against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa FS Railway Company and another. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
In February, 1920, appellee shipped two car§ of cattle over the lines of the Gulf, Colorado. & Santa Fé Railway Company from San Augustine, Tes., one car to Lagrange, Tex., and the other to Dan Berry, Tex. This suit was against James1 C. Davis, Agent of the United States Railroad Administration, for damages for injuries received by the cattle while being transported to their destination. The trial was to a jury on special issues, and on their verdict judgment was rendered in favor of appellee for $450 actual damages. In addition to that sum, the trial judge rendered judgment in appellee’s…
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