Legal Opinion

Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Hines

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 8, 1922No. 6414Published

Appeal from District Court, Coleman County; J. O. Woodward, Judge. Action by G. D. Hines and others against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBrady, J.

This is a suit for the recovery of damages arising out of a shipment of cattle over the lines of the appellant, Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company, and a connecting carrier. The shipment was delivered to appellant, as the initial carrier, August 16, 1917, at San Angelo, Tex., , for transportation and delivery to appellees at Stringtown, Okl. The grounds of negligence alleged were unreasonable delay in transportation and rough handling of the shipment en route. The case was submitted to the jury on special issues, the questions and answers being as follows:

“1. Was the shipment of cattle…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Riverside MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  3. Southern Pac. R. v. MuenterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1919
  4. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. F. A. Piper Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1908
  5. Central Transfer & Storage Co. v. Wichita Falls Motor Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1920

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