Legal Opinion
Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Kempner
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided April 28, 1926No. 794-4454PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNickels, J.
A judgment allowing recovery of damages measured by decline in the market value of cotton subsequent to its arrival at point of destination and while it was being held by the railway company on account of doubt as to its ownership was affirmed by .the honorable Court of Civil Appeals, First district (275 S. W. 459).
The injury for which recovery was permitted was an immediate consequence of the terminal carrier’s failure promptly to deliver cotton which, in fact, had been -by it (and its “connecting carrier”) “speedily and safely transported” (and “in like order and condition” as when received…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Shaw v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Pollard v. VintonSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. HaroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Friedlander v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Gulf, West Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. WittnebertTexas Supreme Court · 1908
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3Cited by5 opinions
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