Legal Opinion
McCarn v. International & Great Northern Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1892No. 7372PublishedCited by 11 opinions
Appeal from Bexar. Tried below before Hon. W. W. King. No statement is necessary.
1Opinion of the Court
STAYTON, Chief Justice.
— This action was brought by appellant to recover damages for injury alleged to have been caused to sixty head of cattle while in transit from San Antonio, Texas, to Chicago, in the State of Illinois.
The cause was tried without a jury, and the court found, that “the contract for shipment was a through contract from San Antonio, Texas, to Chicago, Illinois,” but that the contract, among others, contained the following stipulation:
“And it is further stipulated- and agreed between the parties hereto, that in case the live stock mentioned herein is to be transported over…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Myrick v. Michigan Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Railroad Co. v. PrattSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Illinois Central Railroad v. FrankenbergIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Burroughs v. Norwich & Worcester RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Pratt v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. GrovesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. WilbanksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1894
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Quanah, A. & P. Ry. Co. v. WarrenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. BryantIndiana Court of Appeals · 1905
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