Fort Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. Brewer

This suit was instituted in justice court of Hall county, Tex., by R. R. Brewer against appellant railway company, to recover the sum of $178 penalty for failure to deliver a certain carload of freight.

Plaintiff recovered judgment as prayed for, and appeal was taken by the appellant to the county court of that county. Plaintiff again recovered in the county court, and appellant has brought the judgment in that court before us for review.

While this suit was originally brought in the justice court upon oral pleadings, on. appeal to the county court the plaintiff filed written pleadings, setting…