C. C. Slaughter Cattle Co. v. Pastrana
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, El Paso County; P. R. Price, Judge. Action by Cruz Pastrana against the C. C. Slaughter Cattle Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
Appellant, hereinafter designated company, is a private corporation incorporated under the laws of Texas; the purpose for which it is incorporated being ■‘the raising, buying, and selling of live stock.” It owns and operates a ranch of about 250,000 acres of land in Hockley and Cochran counties in the plains country of Texas, near the town of Lubbock.
It appears that upon this ranch it is also engaged in farming operations, and is likewise so engaged upon a ranch owned by it in New Mexico. These farming operations, while quite extensive, are “side issues” according to the evidence; ■ the main…
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