Ft. Worth & R. G. Ry. Co. v. Bryson

Appellees shipped two carloads of cattle from Ft. Worth to Comanche over the line of appellant railway company. This action was brought by appellees against the railway company and its receivers appointed subsequent to the date of the shipment to recover damages to the shipment alleged to have been caused by delay and rough handling while being transported. A plea of abatement was filed by the receivers and sustained. Verdict was returned and judgment rendered against the railway company, from which it prosecutes this appeal.

It is complained of the court’s charge that the issue of rough…