Chicago, R. I. & G. Ry. Co. v. Shroyer
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Potter County ; Hugh L. Umphres, Judge. Suit by W. H. Shroyer against the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHuff, C. J.
The appellee, Shroyer, brought suit against the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company to recover damages in the sum of $1,900, on account of alleged injury to a shipment of cattle from Glen Rio, Tex., to Langford, Miltonville, and Salina, Kan., on April 22, 1914. It was alleged that 3 of the animals were lost, and 10 were so injured as to die, and that the remainder of the shipment was depreciated in market value by reason of delay and improper handling en route. The railway company answered, after general denial that the contract controlling the rights of the parties entered into at…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. KirbySupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Southern Railway Co. v. PrescottSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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