Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Taylor
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District in an appeal from Mitchell County. Taylor sued the Texas & Pacific Railway Company and had judgment which was affirmed on appeal by defendant who thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
On November 28, 1906, Taylor made demand upon the local agent of the railroad company at Colorado, Texas, for seven ears for the purpose of shipping to El Paso, Texas, 210 head of cattle and 6 head of horses, the ears to be furnished at Colorado, December 2, 1906. The railroad company failed to furnish the cars until the 13th day of December, 1906, on which day the ears were furnished and the plaintiff loaded his stock into the cars and shipped them to El Paso. The bill of lading zwas made to Taylor and called for the stock to be delivered to him at El Paso but the freight charges from…
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- Coe v. ErrolSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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