G., C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Taylor

BAUGH, Justice.

Appellee sued appellant for damages to a shipment of ten cars of cattle on September 5, 1932, from Stanton, Tex., over the T. & P. Railway Company’s line to Sweet-water, thence over appellant’s line to Tal-pa, Tex., a distance of approximately 200 miles. The cattle were handled by three different train crews and local switching was done on the train between Sweetwater and Coleman and at Coleman. They were in transit about 12 hours. The case was tried to a jury on special issues, appellant was found guilty of negligence, and damages assessed at $120 for 4 cows killed, $60 for 5…