Kansas City, M. & O. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Cliett
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error from Pecos County Court; Howell Johnson, Judge. Suit by Fred Cliett against the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company of Texas. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtWalthall, J.
Fred Cliett, as plaintiff, sued the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company of Texas, as defendant, for damages which he alleges he sustained in the amount of $363.34 and attorney’s fees, by reason of a shrinkage of 6½ ppunds per head for 466 sheep and 15 goats shipped from Ft. Stockton, Tex., over the lines of defendant and other roads to Kansas City, Mo., and ex-' tra feed charge of $70. The cause of the shrinkage was alleged to be due to the negligence of the railway company in keeping the stock confined in the cars at Ft. Stockton without water from 6 o’clock p. m. January 12, to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- El Paso Electric Ry. Co. v. TerrazasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. HillCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. BivinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Kansas City, M. & Co. Ry. Co. of Texas v. CliettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
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