Legal Opinion
Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Scott
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 13, 1893No. 507PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Error from Tarrant.
1Opinion of the Court
TAELTON, Chief Justice.
This writ of error is prosecuted from a judgment for $1324, recovered March 25, 1890, by Winfield Scott as plaintiff against the Missouri Pacific Eailway Company as defendant. The judgment is founded upon the verdict of a jury, assessing the amount recovered as damages for the failure to deliver certain cattle which had been received by the defendant as a common carrier.
The suit as originally instituted on May 8, 1888, was exclusively against John C. Brown and Lionel A. Sheldon, as receivers of the Texas & Pacific Eailway Company. Afterwards, June 12, 1888, the Missouri…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- W. A. Ryan & Co. v. M., K. & T. R'y Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1886
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. HorneTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. China Manufacturing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1890
3Cited by5 opinions
- Carter v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Robert McLane Co. v. Swernemann SchkadeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
- Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. CaruthersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Ft. Worth & R. G. Ry. Co. v. BrysonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. BoothCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919