Kansas City, M. & O. Ry. Co. v. Blackstone
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error from District Court, Tom Green County; C. E. Dubois, Judge. Action by Blaekstone & Slaughter against the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
Bindings of Fact.
JENKINS, J.
On June 2, 1915, defendants in error shipped sheep from Barnhart, Tex., on a through bill of lading, to Kansas City, Mo., over the lines of appellant and its connecting carriers.
It was contemplated that these sheep would be unloaded and fed at Fairview, Okl. They were, however, unloaded June 3, at 6:55 p. m. at Altus, Okl., before reaching Fairview. This was due to the fact that a wreck had occurred north of Altus at about the time the sheep arrived at Altus, rendering it'impossible to proceed until such wreck was cleared, which was not done until about 9 or 10 a.…
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