Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co. v. Swan
Texas Supreme Court
Question certified from the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Hood County.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
This is a certified question from the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District. The certificate is as follows:
“We certify to your honors for answer the question whether or not the appellant in the above styled and numbered cause now pending before us is liable to appellee for the value of a mule killed by it under the following circumstances. The undisputed facts are: First. That plaintiff owned the mule, the value of which is sought to be recovered in this case. Second. That said mule was of the value of one hundred and one dollars- ($101). Third. That said mule…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- I. & G. N. R. R. Co. v. CockeTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Washington & Idaho Railroad Co. v. Coeur D'Alene Railway & Navigation Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1889
- Wabash Railway Co. v. ForsheeIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
- J., M. & I. R. R. v. LyonIndiana Supreme Court · 1880
- Bremmer v. Green Bay, Stevens Point & Northern RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Chillicothe Land Co. v. WardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Hines v. EasterlyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
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