International & Great Northern Railway Co. v. Dimmit County Pasture Co.

FLY, Associate Justice.

Appellee sued the railroad company for $936.50 damages to 349 head of cattle shipped from Cotulla to Chicago. The damage is alleged to have taken, place by twenty-four hours detention at the shipping point and delay on the route. There are two counts, one for damages en route, declaring on the written contract, and the other for delay at Cotulla before the contract was signed.

Defendant answered by general and special exceptions and general denial, and also pleaded settlement and the stipulations in a written contract.

There was a verdict for plaintiff for $432.50, with 8…