Ft. Worth & R. G. Ry. Co. v. Ellis

This is a suit for damages arising from negligence as to certain cattle shipped by appellee from Menard to Gran-bury, prosecuted by appellee against appellant. It was alleged in the petition that the cattle were not transported with reasonable speed and dispatch, but were unreasonably delayed, that permission was refused to ap-pellee to assist cattle down in the cars to their feet, and that three carloads of the cattle were handled so roughly at Brownwood as to kill many of them, and maim and bruise the others. Appellant pleaded contributory negligence on the part of appellee in not properly…