Panhandle & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Phillips
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Hale County Court; Charles Clements, Judge. Suit by Jim Phillips against the Panhandle & Santa Fé Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBoxce, J.
This suit was brought to recover damages to a shipment of calves made by appellee from Plainview, Tex., to Kansas City, Mo. The usual allegations of negligent delay and consequent damages are made, and in addition it is alleged that the cattle were held in the unloading pens at Kansas City for a considerable time without feed and water. The principal complaint is based on the action of the court in the submission of the issue presented by the latter allegation.
It is shown that the stock pens at Kansas City are owned and operated by the Kansas City Stockyards Company, an independent…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Covington Stock-Yards Co. v. KeithSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. J. C. R. Haynes & Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1888
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