Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. Strickland
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Wilbarger County Court; E. L. McHugh, Judge. Action by John L. Strickland against the Ft. Worth & Denver City Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHuff, C. J.
Strickland, appellee, sued the appellant railway company for damages for failure to furnish a car in which to ship poultry, which car was to be placed on the road switch at Chillicothe, Tex., and from that station to be shipped to New York. It is alleged the application was in writing and made December 28, 1916; that the car was to be furnished January 3, 1917, but that it was not furnished until January 21, 1917. There was a delay of 18 days and consequent damages for extra feed, $289.90, extra labor, an extra man to care for the poultry, $24, loss and shrinkage, $101.91, which was caused by…
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