Texas N. O. R. Co. v. Robinson

BAUGH, Justice..

Suit was for damages to a shipment of five ears of stock cattle over the Texas & New Orleans Railroad from Marble Falls to Austin, Tex., thence over the Missouri Pacific to Kyle, Tex. Only the initial carrier was sued. From a judgment in favor of Robinson, based upon jury answers to special issues, the railroad- company has appealed.

Appellee, no caretaker having accompanied the shipment, sought recovery in his first count under common-law liability of the carrier as an insurer, alleging that the cattle were delivered to it at Marble Falls in good condition, and delivered to…