Jackson v. Greenville Compress Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hunt County; Wm. Pierson, Judge. Suit by E. W. Jackson against the Green-ville Compress Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHuef, C. J.
The appellant, Jackson, instituted this suit against the appellee compress company for damages alleged to have been sustained to 157 bales of cotton by reason of negligence, in that it “failed and neglected to compress said cotton until in the month of March or April, 1914, and in the meantime and while in the possession of said cotton negligently and carelessly permitted said cotton to become exposed to the weather, rain, and damp ground or damp platform, injuring said cotton in the bales by rotting the same and in the loss of weight, as follows” (setting out the grounds of injury), and the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Loeb Compress Co. v. I. G. Bromberg & Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Sherman Ice Co. v. KleinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
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