Legal Opinion
International & Great Northern Railroad v. Parish
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 12, 1898PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Appeal from Houston. Tried below before Hon. E. Winfree.
1Opinion of the Court
NEILL, Associate Justice. This
suit was brought by E. L. Parish against the International & Great Northern and Texas & Pacific Railroad Companies to recover $205 damages on account of horses killed and injured, shipped by him over said roads from Sweetwater to Crockett, Texas.
The damages are alleged to have been occasioned by overloading and negligent handling.
In addition to a general denial, appellants plead that the direct result of the damages complained of was appellee’s negligence and the wild and unruly condition of the horses shipped.
There was a trial before a jury, which resulted in a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. TrawickTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Shea v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
3Cited by10 opinions
- Wichita Falls Compress v. W. L. MoodyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Ferguson v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Southern Kansas Ry. Co. of Texas v. HugheyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
- Exporters' & Traders' Compress & Warehouse Co. v. WillsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. GibsonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1926
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