Anderson v. St. Louis, B. & M. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; Wm. Masterson, Judge. Action by O. S. Anderson against the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Bailway Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Appellant filed this suit to recover the value of certain household furniture and wearing apparel destroyed by fire in appellee's depot at Brownsville, Tex., on August 1, 1911. It is alleged in the petition that plaintiff shipped such furniture and apparel from Phoenix, Ariz., to Brownsville, Tex., by virtue of a bill of lading issued by the initial carrier, and that the said shipment was made over the line of railroad of the defendant as a connecting carrier; that plaintiff desired the shipment stopped at the station of San Benito, and requested defendant's agent thereat to stop said…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. BelcherTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- A. May & Co. v. PollardTexas Supreme Court · 1866
- Sawyer v. DulanyTexas Supreme Court · 1867
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Hodge & LongCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
3Cited by2 opinions
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- Whitley v. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1916