Harris v. Howe

Henry, Associate Justice.

This suit was brought by appellant *536against the appellee, as receiver of the Houston East & West Texas Railway Company, to recover damages.

Appellant charges that appellee, through its agent at Timpson, Texas, made with her an express contract to transport her and her three small children from Timpson, Texas, to Bolivar, Tennessee, as first class passengers in first class coaches, for which appellant paid appellee in advance the compensation demanded, and that in disregard of such contract she and her children were compelled by a conductor on the route to leave the…