Legal Opinion

Schaff v. Holmes

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 22, 1919No. 1521PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Baylor County Court; Nat G. Mitchell, Judge. Suit by H. E. Holmes against the Wichita Valley Railway Company and O. E. Schaff, receiver. From judgment against him, the defendant receiver appeals'.

1Opinion of the CourtHuff, C. J.

Holmes sued in the county

court of Baylor county the Wichita Valley Railway Company, C. E. Schaff, as receiver of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas, for damages to a shipment of cattle from Bomarton, Baylor county, Tex., to Kansas City, Mo. The negligence charged was a delay of 24 hours over the schedule or usual time for the shipment and the negligent and rough handling of the cars, so that the cattle were damaged and injured. There is no allegation that the appellant refused to unidad, feed, water, and rest the cattle, as…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Chaffee & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  2. International & Great Northern Railroad v. StartzTexas Supreme Court · 1903
  3. International & Great Northern Railroad v. StartzCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
  4. Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co. v. CaubleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
  5. Heidenheimer v. J. H. Johnson & Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Payne v. White House Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1921
  2. Locke v. WallingfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
  3. Panhandle & S. F. Ry. Co. v. ArnettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
  4. Payne v. White House Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1921

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