Billberry v. Fort Worth & R. G. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from McCulloch County Court; Evans J. Adkins, Judge. Action by S. C. Billberry against the Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.
This suit was brought by appellant to recover damages to two shipments of cattle from Brownwood to Fort Worth, alleged to have been occasioned by rough handling in shipment, and by delay in delivery of the cattle to the stockyards at Fort Worth, by reason of which delay they could not be put upon the market until the day after their arrival. These shipments originated at Tuscola, on the line of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company, and were hauled by that company to Brownwood, being delivered at Brownwood in the usual time and in good order. At Brownwood the cattle were reshipped…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Stark Grain Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1910
- Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. WordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. BoyceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Ft. Worth & R. G. Ry. Co. v. HasseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
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- Panhandle & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Liske Grain Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1929