G. H. & S. A. R. R. v. Freeman

Citations

• 57 Tex. 156
• 1 Tex. L. R. 233
• 1882 Tex. LEXIS 112

Syllabus

<p>1. Assignee mat sue in his own name.— The assignee or equitable owner of a chose in action may sue in his own name.</p> <p>2. Right to sue fob tort, when assignable.— Where cattle were run over and killed by the cars of a railroad company, and the owner of the stock assigned the right to sue the company for the damage sustained, held,</p> <p>(1) That the assignment conveyed the right to sue, the tort being not one to the person, but to the estate.</p>