St. Louis, B. & M. Ry. Co. v. McDavitt Bros.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Cameron County Court; E. H. Goodrich, Judge. Action by McDavitt Bros, against the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway Company, which impleaded one E. D. Dawson. From a.judgment for plaintiffs against the railroad company, with recovery over by the company against Dawson, the railroad company and Dawson appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
Appellees sued appellant to recover the value of certain sorghum seed alleged to have been shipped by appellees from Dallas, Tex., to E. Eriedlander, at Mission, Tex. It was alleged that appellant converted the seed “to its own use and benefit, instead of delivering said seed to E. Friedlander, or his order, as it was in duty bound to do; it delivered the same to one E. D. Dawson, without the knowledge or consent of this plaintiff, and without the order, knowledge, or consent of ■ the said E. Eriedlander; because of which said sorghum seed were wholly lost to this plaintiff, to his damage in…
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