Houston, E. & W. T. Ry. Co. v. Tanner
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Liberty County Court; C. N. Smith, Judge. * Action by J. T. Tanner against the Houston, East & West Texas Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Quinn, J.
Appellee, J. T. Tanner, on January 28, 1920, sued appellant, Houston East & West Texas Railway Company, in the justice court of Liberty county, to recover $175, on account of damage to a shipment of 100 sacks of chops shipped to appellee by the Marshall Elevator Company September 23, 1919, it being claimed that on account of the leaky condition of the car in which the shipment was made the chops got wet and were damaged. The trial in the justice court March 15, 1920, resulted in a judgment for $172.50 as damages and $20 as attorney’s fees, from which judgment appellant appealed to the county…
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