Texas Central Railroad v. Dorsey
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Hamilton County. Tried below before Hon. J. C. Main. The sixth special instruction requested by the Texas Central Railroad Company was as follows: “If you believe from the evidence that the defendant, the Texas Central Railroad Company, received the car of meat shipped to plaintiff and that it forwarded same by its first freight train out after the receipt of said car, then there could be no negligence on its part, and you should find in favor…
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Appeal from the County Court of Hamilton County. Tried below before Hon. J. C. Main. The sixth special instruction requested by the Texas Central Railroad Company was as follows: “If you believe from the evidence that the defendant, the Texas Central Railroad Company, received the car of meat shipped to plaintiff and that it forwarded same by its first freight train out after the receipt of said car, then there could be no negligence on its part, and you should find in favor of the defendant the Texas Central Railroad Company.” The portion of the general charge given by the court and…
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Chief Justice.
This suit was originally brought by appellee, Dorsey, against the Texas Central Railroad Company, for the value of certain meat shipped to him at Hied, Texas, by the Cudahy Company. The plaintiff alleged that the meat was spoiled and lost to him on account of the negligent handling and delay by the Texas Central Railroad Company. The Texas Central Railroad Company impleaded the Cudahy Company, and asked that, in the event that judgment was recovered against it, it recover over against the Cudahy Company; in effect alleging that the meat was spoiled when shipped, or…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kruegel v. Nash, District JudgeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
3Cited by3 opinions
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