Parker v. Film Transit Co.

Appellee, a partnership, in Memphis, Tennessee, was engaged, under common carrier certificates, later to be mentioned, in the business of transporting motion picture films to and from theatres over a large territory, including the larger part of this state. These films were delivered at night. About 1:30 p. m. on October 2, 1940, appellee learned that a film due to have been delivered to Moorhead, Miss., the night before had failed of delivery, and appellee began at once to arrange to send the film by one of its own trucks to Moorhead so as to reach there by 7 p. m. "While this was being…