Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Neale
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Fannin County Court; Rosser Thomas, Judge. Action by Jas. Neale and others against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWillson, C. J.
In their original petition filed December 23, 1913, appellees Neale, Gibson, and Clifton declared on a contract made November 20, 1913, covering the transportation by appellant and connecting lines of railway of two car loads (45 head) of mules from Leonard, Tex., to Memphis, Tenn. Ap-pellees .alleged that appellant negligently failed and refused to transport the mules to Memphis and there deliver same to the consignee, their agent, as agreed upon, but instead transported the mules to MeAlester, Okl., and there held them in pens for “five days or more beyond .the usual and reasonable time…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. GreathouseTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- I. & G. H. R'y Co. v. IrvineTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Bigham v. Talbot & CropperTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Mexican Central Railway Co. v. MittenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1896
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