Lancaster v. Daggett

Appellee sued appellants for alleged damages to a shipment of cattle moving from Toyahvale, Tex., to Fort Worth, Tex., over the lines of the Pecos Valley Southern Railway Company and over Texas & Pacific Railway Company of which J. L. Lancaster and Chas. L. Wallace were its receivers.

The Pecos Valley Southern Railway Company was eliminated from the case by appel-lee’s amended pleading, and he proceeded to trial against the receivers of the Texas & Pacific Railway Company, which handled 'the shipment from Pecos, Tex., to Fort Worth, Tex.

Appellee’s petition alleged that the cattle were…