Andrews v. Viraldo
Andrews v. Viraldo
Opinion of the Court
L. F. Viraldo sued Frank Andrews, receiver of tbe St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway Company, for tbe value of a mare and certain household goods injured in shipping tbe same from Corpus Cbristi to McAllen. It is charged that by the rough handling of said property, jerking and jolting same, the household goods were broken and damaged, and the mare was thrown down, bruised, and injured to such an extent that she died about two weeks later as a result of the injuries received. Her value is placed at $150, and was proved to be such at McAllen at the time of her loss. No question is made as to the appellant’s liability for the household goods, amounting to $39.50; but the sole assignment of error complains of the refusal of the trial court to instruct a verdict for the defendant in so far as the recovery for the loss of the mare is concerned. It is claimed that the uncontradicted evidence shows that appellee was guilty of contributory negligence in failing to have the mare treated by a veterinary surgeon after it was known she was injured, and in working her after her arrival at McAllen in her injured condition. The case was tried by a jury, and judgment was for appellee.
The judgment is affirmed.
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