Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. J. H. Nations Meat & Supply Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from El Paso County Court; Albert S. Eylar, Judge. Action by the J. H. Nations Meat & Supply Company against the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Bail way Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, J.
This is a suit to recover overcharges on a shipment of cattle and horses from Haymond, Tex., to El Paso, Tex. It was alleged that the shipment consisted of 32 cars of cattle and one car of ponies; that the rate fixed by the Bailroad Commission was 14 cents a hundredweight, or $28 a minimum car of 20,000 pounds, while appellant charged 20 cents a hundredweight on minimum cars of 22,000 pounds, or $44 a car on the cattle and $50.60 for the car of ponies. The total overcharge claimed was $534.60. Appellant claimed that the shipment was an interstate one, being really a shipment from Haymond,…
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