Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. Booth
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Presidio County Court; H. B. Young, Judge. Action by E. C. Booth against the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
Booth recovered a judgment against appellant for the value of four cows shipped from Ryan, Tex., to Ft. Wlorth. The shipment moved from Ryan to Flatonia over appellant’s line. Ryan is near the station of Marfa.
[1-5] Error is assigned to the admission in evidence of a letter from J. D. McCraney, claim agent of appellant, addressed to Geo. W. Saunders Commission Company, the consignee of the cattle. In this letter it was stated .that at Sanderson, which is only a short distance from Marfa, the animals were in such bad condition that four of them were removed from the car dead. The letter…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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