Kansas City, M. & O. Ry. Co. v. Graham
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Ector County; S. J. Isaacs, Judge. Action by Graham & Price against the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiffs and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPeticolas, C. J.
This was a suit for damages to a shipment of cattle from Judkins, Tex., to Silverdale, Kan., resulting in a verdict for plaintiffs against the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company.
One of the items of damage alleged was that the appellant, who handled the cattle from Sweetwater, Tex., to Wichita, Kan., instead of unloading the cattle for food, water, and rest, as requested by the plaintiffs’ agents, kept plaintiffs’ cattle in the cars more than 36 hours, without food, water, or rest. It appeared on the trial indisputably that the cattle had not been confined more than 36 hours, but…
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