Whitley v. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Jefferson County; W. H. Davidson, Judge. Action by W. W. Whitley against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtConley, C. J.
On the 26th of October, 1913, the appellant, plaintiff in the court below, filed suit against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Ry. Co., alleging that on or about the 30th day of August, 1912, there were shipped from Palestine, Tex., a lot of household goods and furniture, consigned to shipper’s order, with instructions to notify plaintiff, who was the owner of said goods, and that said goods arrived in Beaumont over the lines of the defendant corporation, and remained at its warehouse in Beaumont up to the 21st day of December, 1912, when they were by the defendant company unlawfully converted…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- International & G. N. R'y Co. v. NicholsonTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. BelcherTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Jackson & EdwardsTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. CunninghamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
- Levy v. LuptonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. StricklandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Houston & T. C. R. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924