Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Eddins
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from County Court of Coleman. Tried below before Hon. H. A. Ore, County Judge. This suit was instituted in the Justice Court, and judgment was rendered in favor of appellee for $195. Appeal was prosecuted by the appellant to the County Court. The case was tried in the County Court without a jury and judgment rendered for appellee for $125. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal from County Court of Coleman. Tried below before Hon. H. A. Ore, County Judge. This suit was instituted in the Justice Court, and judgment was rendered in favor of appellee for $195. Appeal was prosecuted by the appellant to the County Court. The case was tried in the County Court without a jury and judgment rendered for appellee for $125. Defendant appealed. Plaintiff’s complaint in the County Court, on which the cause was tried, is as follows: “The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Bailway Company, Dr., to E. W. Eddins, October 17, 1891. To the value of three mares, the property of E. W.…
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Coleman County against the appellant for the sum of $125 for the value of three mares delivered to the appellant as a carrier by the appellee, under a contract of shipment from Coleman, Texas, to Winston, H. C.
The contract was entered into October 15, 1891, and the loss occurred a few days later. The contract stipulated that the appellant’s liability as a carrier should cease upon the delivery of the stock to another line of railway at Fort Worth, Texas. One of the animals was injured and died when attempting to…
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