Eastern Texas Electric Co. v. Hunsucker

Appellee, as plaintiff below,, sued appellant for the value of two cows alleged to have been killed by the baggage car of appellant, operated between Beaumont and Port Arthur on the interurban track of appellant, and as a basis for recovery alleged that the motorman operating said car, as he approached said crossing, failed to give the crossing signals, was operating said car at a dangerous rate of speed, failed to keep a lookout for cattle about the crossing, and that after discovering the cattle failed to reduce the speed of the car. Defendant answered by general denial. The case was…