Hufstutler v. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Lampasas County Court; J. Tom Higgins, Judge. Suit by T. J. Hufstutler against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company in the justice court, where plaintiff obtained a judgment against defendant, and on appeal to the county court a verdict and judgment were rendered for plaintiff.
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Appeal from Lampasas County Court; J. Tom Higgins, Judge. Suit by T. J. Hufstutler against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company in the justice court, where plaintiff obtained a judgment against defendant, and on appeal to the county court a verdict and judgment were rendered for plaintiff. On motion for new trial, a plea to the jurisdiction was sustained, the verdict and judgment set aside, and the cause dismissed by the trial court, fromi which order and judgment plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrady, J.
This suit originated in the justice court; appellant having sued for damages for the value of three steers, alleged to have been killed by appellee, of the total value of $195. He recovered judgment for $150, with interest at 6 per cent, from the date of the injuries. On appeal to the county court he recovered judgment, based upon the verdict of a jury, for $170, with interest from the date of the injuries at the same rate. Upon motion for new trial, appellee urged a plea to the jurisdiction of the court, claiming that the appellant’s cause of action showed upon its face that it was beyond…
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