Hovencamp v. Union Stock Yards Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Fourth District, in an appeal from Bexar County. ' Hovencamp and others sued the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Bailway Company of Texas and the Uni,on- Stock Yards Company. They recovered against the latter only and it appealed, resulting in affirmance of the judgment in favor of the railway company, while that against the stock yards company was reversed and rendered in its favor. Hovencamp et al. then obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Yantis
Plaintiffs in error sued to recover damages from the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas for the alleged negligent handling of a shipment o'f bulls during their transportation and carriage by said railway company from Fort Worth, Texas, to San Antonio, Texas, and to recover damages from the defendant in error, the Union Stock Yards Companjr, alleged to be a corporation doing business in Bexar County, Texas, for its alleged negligence in handling the cattle after they were delivered to it by the said railway company. There was a judgment in favor of the railway company,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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