Clegg v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Second District, in an appeal from Tarrant County. Clegg sued the Gulf, C. & S. E. Ry. Co. and the Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. Both defendants had judgment. On plaintiff’s appeal it was affirmed as to the former company and reversed and remanded as to the latter, which company, as well as the plaintiff, then obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ramsey
This suit was instituted in the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, by T. J. Clegg against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company to recover damages against both companies growing out of an alleged violation o‘f a contract by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co. in respect to the shipment of certain cattle and as to the other defendant for delay in transportation. The Court of Civil Appeals, in its opinion, makes the following statement of the case, which we adopt:
“In his (Clegg’s) petition he alleged that the cattle were…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Floyd v. RiceTexas Supreme Court · 1866
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Leon & H. Blum v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- Rice v. WardTexas Supreme Court · 1900
- Garner v. CutlerTexas Supreme Court · 1866
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- City of Austin v. FlinkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
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