St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. Chatham
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Coryell County; John D. Robinson, Judge. Action by A. B. Chatham against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.
Appellee, who was a cotton buyer at Gatesville, brought this action against appellant to recover special damages sustained by him on account of its failure to deliver certain cotton shipped by him over appellant’s railway to Inman, Nelms & Co., commission merchants at Houston, alleging that during the fall and winter of 1906 and 1907 he shipped 31 lots of cotton from Gatesville over said railway to said commission company, which had contracted to pay him therefor in accordance with the grade and weight per bale; but that appellant, after receiving said cotton, failed to deliver the identical…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. GreathouseTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Houston, East & West Texas Railway Co. v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. H. Sheffield & SonTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Crutcher v. Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf RailroadSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. TurnerTexas Supreme Court · 1901
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