Legal Opinion
Conn v. Texas & N. O. Ry. Co.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided March 20, 1929No. 1190-5192PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNickels, J.
The ease is generally stated in the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals, 4 S.W.(2d) 193. Particular matters (some of which are without notice in that opinion) will be stated herein below.
1. The shipment in question moved under through bill of lading. Each of the four (connecting) carriers became a party to the bill. Article 905, R. S. 1925. The bill required collection of freight charges at destination.
Each carrier is a corporation, and must have gotten whatever knowledge and notice it has through agents. Each was the agent of each and all of the others. Article 905. Since each is a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. C. C. Whitnack Produce Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Bourland v. Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1906
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Stark Grain Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1910
- Harper Furniture Co. v. Southern Express Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. AdamsTexas Supreme Court · 1890
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3Cited by5 opinions
- McGuire v. Osage Oil Corp.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1932
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- Meyer v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
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- Modern Wholesale Florist v. Braniff International Airways, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1961