Mexico Northwestern Ry. Co. v. Williams
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Eighth Supreme Judicial District. Action by E. L. Williams against the Mexico Northwestern Railway Company and another. A judgment in favor of plaintiff was, on appeal of the named defendant, affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals (208 S. W. 712), and such defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, P. J.
E. L. Williams, defendant in error, sued the Mexico Northwestern Railway Company, the initial carrier, plaintiff in error, and the El Paso Southern Railway Company, its connecting carrier, in the district court at El Paso, Tex., to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by a shipment of cattle from Madera, Chihuahua, republic of Mexico, to El Paso. Plaintiff alleged that the damage was due to delay, rough handling, and improper bedding of the cars by the railway companies.
Trial before a jury resulted in a judgment for defendant in error against the initial carrier for $3,000. The…
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