St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. Richards
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Franklin County; J. A. Ward, Judge. . Action by W. L. Richards & Co. against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
This action is by appellee to recover damages for alleged negligence in the transportation of 442 head of cattle from Ft. Worth to Mt. Vernon, Tex. The negligence alleged is that of rough handling of the'cattle en route. The defendant answered by denial .and plea of contributory hegligenee. The case was tried before a jury and a verdict returned in favor of the .plaintiff for $3,000. There is involved in the verdict a finding of negligence, as alleged, proximately causing injury to the cattle, and that finding of fact has support in the evidence and, is here, sustained, ....
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