St. Louis, B. & M. Ry. Co. v. Evans
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Hidalgo County Court; James H. Edwards, Judge. Action by Marvin Evans and another against Frank Andrews, receiver of the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway Company, and another. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant named appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
This is a suit for damages to corn shipped from Pharr to McKinney, Tex., instituted by Marvin Evans, A. J. McCall,- and S. R. Gawthrop, appellees, against Frank Andrews, receiver of the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway Company, and the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company. It was alleged that a part of the corn was lost or stolen, and the balance was damaged by rain which entered the cars through doors that were left partly open and through apertures in the roof. The cause was submitted on special issues, and the jury answered that 9,620 pounds of corn were lost or stolen, and that…
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