Legal Opinion

T. & P. R'y Co. v. Schneider & Davis

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 29, 1881No. 1095, Op. Book No. 3, p. 469Published

Appeal from Dallas County.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

White, P. J.

■§118. Common carrier; warehousemen; respective liabilities of. A common carrier is liable for goods lost or destroyed while in his care, unless such loss or destruction is shown to have been occasioned by the act of God, the public enemy, or the ■ fault of the owner. A warehouseman is only liable for failing to exercise ordinary care in preserving the goods.

§ 119. Common carrier; commencement and termination of liability of. A common carrier is liable as such for goods intrusted to him, from the commencement of *48the trip or voyage until the goods are delivered to the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Morgan v. DibbleTexas Supreme Court · 1867

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