Houston & T. C. R. Co. v. Westbury
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Smith County Court; W. R. Castle, Judge. Action by H. D. Westbury against tbe Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
The parties to this appeal have agreed upon. a statement of facts,' of which the following is the substance: On July 4, 1917, the appellee owned 78,800 pounds of scrap iron located at Chandler, Tex., on the line of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company. On that date he entered into a contract for the shipment of the iron to Houston, Tex., consigned to the Houston Bottle Supply Company subject to the provisions of the bill of lading attached. The shipment was to move over the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas to Corsicana, thence over the Houston & Texas Central Railroad to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Garlington v. Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1904
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. RogersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
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