Legal Opinion
Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 27, 1913PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On September 30, 1912, the appellee, Edgar Smith, instituted this suit in the county court of Hopkins county against the appellant to recover the sum of $498 as damages to a shipment of cattle. The petition, in substance, states that the plaintiff resides in Hopkins county, Tex., and that the defendant, the Missouri, Kansas Texas Railway Company of Texas, is a corporation existing under and by virtue of the laws of the state of Texas, and has a local agent residing in Hopkins county, Tex.; that it is a common carrier, and has a line of railroad running from Winnsboro, Wood county, Tex., to…
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