Legal Opinion

American Ry. Express Co. v. Parisian Hat Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 25, 1922No. 8636PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from County Court, at Law, Dallas County; T. A. Work, Judge. Action by the Parisian Hat Company against the American Railway Express Company. Judgment .for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtVaughan, J.

Appellee, a joint-stock association, instituted this suit against appellant to recover $550 damages.

Appellee alleged that on or about the 23d day of March, A. D. 1920, it delivered to appellant at Dallas, Tex., for transportation and delivery to J. B. Senk, at Ranger, Tex., a shipment of merchandise consisting of 41 hats, 1 dozen elastic veils, 1 30-yard bolt veiling, and 1 25-yard bolt veiling. That a reasonable time for the delivery of the said Shipment was, to wit, two days, and that the plaintiff had facilities for the disposition and sale of said property at Ranger, Tex. That defendant…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Western Transit Co. v. A. C. Leslie & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
  2. Tucker v. HamlinTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  3. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. BroeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1905
  4. Midkiff v. BensonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
  5. Henderson v. Wells Fargo & Co. ExpressCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Dale Truck Line, Inc. v. R. & M. Well Servicing & Drilling Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1956
  2. Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. v. H. Rouw Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1954
  3. Wood & Co. v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1926

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