Eastern Ry. Co. of New Mexico v. Littlefield
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Deaf Smith County; D. B. Hill, Judge. Action by George W. Littlefield and others against the Eastern Railway Company of New Mexico and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
SPEER,. J.
George W. Littlefield, J. P. White, and Thos. D. White, composing the firm of Littlefield Cattle Company, sued the Eastern Railway Company of New Mexico, the Pecos & Northern Texas Railway Company, the Southern Kansas Railway Company of Texas, and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railway Company in the district court of Deaf Smith county to recover damages for a failure to furnish cars for a shipment of cattle from Kenna, N. M., to St. Joseph or Kansas City, Mo. There was the general issue and plea of contributory negligence in bringing the cattle to the pens after having been…
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