Legal Opinion

Patton v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 4, 1911PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from District Court', Tarrant County; W. T. Simmons, Judge. Actions by J. O. Patton against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company and others, and Stanley Taylor against the same defendants. Erom a judgment for defendants, both plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtWillson, C. J.

June 6, 1908, Patton delivered one car and Taylor delivered five cars of cattle to the Texas & Pacific Railway Company at Ft. Worth, Tex., for transportation from that point to Kansas City, Mo. The respective shipments left Et. Worth at the same time, in the same train, and on their arrival at Texarkana on the next day were delivered by said railway company to its connecting carrier, the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, for transportation from that point t'o Kansas City. The latter company carried the cattle on towards Kansas City as far as Mena, Ark., where they arrived on the morning…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gano v. Palo Pinto CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  2. Ryan v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
  3. Johnson & Moran v. BuchananCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909
  4. Schmidtke v. MillerTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  5. Norwood v. Alamo Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1896

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Simms v. SullivanOregon Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Texas Midland R. Co. v. Cummer Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1918
  3. Louisville & N. R. R. v. BrewerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  4. Robinson v. Wichita CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
  5. Houston & T. C. R. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924

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