Legal Opinion
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Baird
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 26, 1889No. 2850PublishedCited by 31 opinions
Appeal from Tarrant. Tried below before Hon. R. E. Beckham. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
STAYTON, Chief Justice.
On February 27, 1883, appellee delivered to the Louisville & Nashville Railway Company, at Decatur, Alabama, several car loads of cattle for transportation to Fort Worth, Texas.
At the time the cattle were shipped a written contract was made, the first part of which was as follows:
“Live Stock Contract.
“Decatur (Ala.), Station, February 27, 1883.. “Agreement made between the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Comr pany and its connecting lines of the first part and W. C. Baird of the second part, witnesseth: That whereas the said Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company and…
2Cited by31 opinions
- Elder, Dempster & Co. v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1913
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. LooneyTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Hunter v. Southern Pacific Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1890
- Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- McCarn v. International & Great Northern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1892
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