Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Langbehn
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Galveston County; Clay S. Briggs, Judge. Action by J. H. Langbehn against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
This suit is by J. H. Langbehn against the Texas Pacific Railway Company to recover the value of certain cotton alleged to have been shipped from Merkel, Tex., and from Colorado, Tex., to Galveston, Tex., and never delivered. Upon the trial, without a jury, there was judgment for plaintiff for $411, from which defendant appeals.
It was alleged that on October 11, 1906, J. F. Witherspoon delivered to the defendant at Merkel, Tex., 277 bales of cotton, marked "DONE," to be shipped to Galveston, Tex., to shipper's order, for which defendant executed its bill of lading No. 75; that on October 16,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. TrawickTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Stark Grain Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1910
- Suggs v. Travelers InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Taber v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1911
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. LynchTexas Supreme Court · 1903
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Harbin v. City of BeaumontCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. LangbehnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Fire Ass'n of Philadelphia v. RichardsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923
- Nation v. San Antonio Southern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1926
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