Armstrong v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an appeal from Bexar County. Armstrong et al. sued the railway company and had judgment, from which defendant appealed. On reversal by the Court of Civil Appeals, appellees obtained writ of error alleging that the ruling settled the case.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
This suit was brought by plaintiffs in error against defendant in error to recover damages for injuries to cattle alleged to have been received upon defendant’s line while being transported under a contract of carriage between plaintiffs and defendant from Spofford, Texas, to Muscogee, in the Indian Territory. The bill of lading was for a through shipment, but limited the liability of the defendant company to damages occurring on its own line. It was also stipulated in the writing, that, as a condition precedent to the plaintiffs’ right to recover damages for any…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. DwyerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1890
- Solan v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1895
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