Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Nelson
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an appeal from Bexar County. Eelson sued the two railway companies, Gulf, C. & S. F. and Atchison, T. & S. F., and recovered judgment, which was affirmed on defendants5 appeal (139 S. W., 81). Appellants then obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Yantis
Suit was instituted in the District Court of Bexar County, Texas, by J. P. Nelson, the defendant in error, against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, plaintiffs in error, to recover damages for delay in the shipment of a large quantity of material from points in Texas to Selden, New Mexico. Nelson had contracted with the United States government to construct a dam across the Rio Grande River and other work, including a canal near Las Cruces, New Mexico. His government contract was made November 5, 1906. The work, according to the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Lockerty v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Riverside MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad v. Peninsula Produce ExchangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. NelsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
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