W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. v. Canode
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Potter County Court; T. W. McBride, Judge. Action by the W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company against H. P. Canode. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
Appellee is an innkeeper in Amarillo. One R, A. Chitwood, drumming for appellant company, registered at appel-lee’s hotel about the 28th day of May, 1917, and checked Ms grip, cohtaining manicure sets of the value of $252.25j His grip was checked on Saturday, and dn the following Monday, when called for, it was not found. Subsequent developments showed that it had been stolen by a negro boy who had occasionally worked at the hotel, but who was not em ployed in or about tbe building at tbe time. of tbe tbeft. Appellee’s answer contains several defenses unnecessary to be stated bere.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hadley v. UpshawTexas Supreme Court · 1864
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