Legal Opinion
Elder, Dempster & Co. v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 1913No. 2282PublishedCited by 66 opinions
Question certified from the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Galveston County.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hawkins
The Court of Civil Appeals for the First Supreme Judicial District has certified for our decision a question which, with its statement of the case, is as follows:
1 ‘ This is a suit in the County Court of Galveston County by Elder, Dempster & Co. against the St. Louis, Southwestern Railway Company of Texas and the International & Great Northern Railway Company to recover $550.00, the alleged value of eight bales of cotton.
“For a full understanding of the question presented it is necessary to set out a large portion of plaintiff’s petition as follows:. “ ‘That on, to-wit, the 20th day of…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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3Cited by66 opinions
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