Legal Opinion
Mexican Light & Power Co. v. Texas-Mexican Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 31, 1945No. 11544PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORVELL, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment denying a shipper a recovery for damages suffered by it as a result of the derailment of certain freight cars upon which its property was being transported within the Republic of Mexico, over the lines of National Railways of Mexico. The asserted liability of appellee, The Texas-Mexican Railway Company, is predicated upon the provisions of 49 U.S.C.A. § 20(H), 1 in that appellant, Mexican Light & Power Company, Ltd., contends that appellee issued to it a through bill of lading covering the shipment from a point in the United States (Laredo,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Barrett v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1916
- Alwine v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Adams Express Co. v. DardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1923
- Rice v. Oregon Short Line RailroadIdaho Supreme Court · 1921
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Mexican Light & Power Co. v. Texas Mexican Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Redgrave v. WilkinsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
- Texas Mexican Railway Co. v. Mexican Light & Power Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1946
- Mexican Light & Power Co. v. Texas Mexican Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947