Houston E. & W. T. Ry. Co. v. Houston Packing Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; W. S. Hunt, Special Judge. Action by Houston Packing Company against Houston East & West Texas Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
This action was brought against the Houston East & West Texas Railway Company as a result of the damage en route of a carload of meat, shipped in interstate commerce from Houston, Tex., to Springfield, Mass., under a through bill of lading issued by that railway company. The case was tried upon an agreed statement of facts, in which negligence, causing the amount -of damage recovered for, of one of the defendant company’s connecting carriers beyond Shreveport, La., was admitted, and judgment for that sum was entered against the defendant.
The railway company appeals, the only question…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. Commercial Guano Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Barrett v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1916
- Noyes v. Rutland & Burlington RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1854
- Parker-Bell Lumber Co. v. Great Northern Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912
- Hoover v. CarverSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
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