Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Bivins

In May, 1908, appellee shipped two train loads of cattle from El Paso, Tex., to Amarillo, Tex., over the lines of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railway Company, the Eastern Railway Company of New Mexico, and the Pecos & Northern Texas Railway Company. In the first train load there were transported 799 in 22 cars, and in the second train 1,009 in 24 cars. Appellee instituted this suit to recover damages for negligence in the transportation and in a trial before a jury was awarded a verdict and judgment for $7,710.44 apportioned equally among the three defendants.

' The defendants have…