Baker v. East
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Jim Hogg County; Y. W. Taylor, Judge. Suit by T. T. East against James A. Baker, receiver. Erom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
FLY, O. J.
This is a suit for damages alleged to have been caused by the negligent handling and failure to expeditiously transport 345 head of cattle from Hebbronville to Ft. Worth, Tex. Appellee declared for damages against the International & Great Northern Railway Company, through its receiver, James A. Baker, on itg common-law liability as a common carrier. The only defense was that the cattle were so thin, weak, and poor that they were received for shipment under protest, and that they died, or were injured, not on account of any negligence, but on account of the inherent weakness and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Heldenfels v. School Trustees of School Dist. No. 7, San Patricio CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916