St. Louis, I. M. S. Ry. v. Hurst Riley
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Franklin County; P. A. Turner, Judge. Action by Hurst & Riley and others against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion
On Motion for Rehearing.
Appellant in its motion for rehearing has made it properly appear as a fact that the date appearing of the filing of the appeal, bond was a clerical error, and that it was actually filed within the required time, and appellees’ ” counsel have consented to such. We therefore consider the appeal. The suit was for damages alleged to have resulted from a shipment of cattle to East St. Louis. The court held as a matter of law that the stipulation in the shipping contract in evidence was valid under the laws of Arkansas, where made, and enforceable; and by reason of such…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. RobertsTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- St. Louis, I. M. & S. Ry. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911