Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Davis
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an appeal from El Paso Count)'. Davis brought the suit against the railway company and recovered judgment, from which defendant appealed and on affirmance obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
This suit was brought by the defendant ' in error' against the plaintiff in error to recover damages for an alleged failure to promptly carry and carefully transport certain cattle. It has been tried twice. Upon the first trial, there was a judgment in favor, of the defendant in the trial court, which judgment was reversed by this court. 91 Texas, 505. Upon the second trial, the plaintiff recovered and the judgment in his favor has been affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. To reverse that judgment, the defendant in the trial court has applied for and obtained this…
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