Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Dilworth
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third, District, in an appeal from Hunt County. Dilworth sued the railway company for damages to cattle during transportation, and recovered judgment. The company appealed and on affirmance obtainéd writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
The defendant in error brought this action against the plaintiff in error to recover damages to cattle belonging to him which were transported over the company’s line. The 3 plaintiff recovered a judgment, which was affirmed in the Court of Civil Appeals.
The cattle were received by the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company, destined to Caney, Kan., and were routed over the line of the receiving carrier to its connection with the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railroad, thence over the latter line to the defendant’s road at Waco, thence over the defendant’s road…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bowden v. AchorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Zellerbach v. AllenbergCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
- Manning v. MaroneySupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
- Shepard v. GiddingsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1852
- Young v. East Ala. Railway Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1885
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Peterson v. Grayce Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1931
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. DishmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
- Texas Co. v. RamsowerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. GunterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
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