St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. Morehead
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; Bruce Young, Judge. Suit by Joe Morehead against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
Appellee instituted tills suit to recover damages to a shipment of one car load of horses from Hamilton, Hamilton county, Tex., to North Ft. Worth, Tex. The contested issue is one of liability. The undisputed facts, which are agreed upon, are to the effect that the appellee was the owner of the horses in question and that he desired to ship them to the Ft. Worth market, and to that end applied to the agent of the appellant company for a car within which to ship the same: that a car was selected by the agent, and that neither the agent nor the plaintiff discovered any defect therein; that the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909
- Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Co. v. SearlesMississippi Supreme Court · 1894
- Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. BogerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
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- Lancaster v. McCartyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913