Heil v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.

Rombauer, J.,

delivered opinion of the court,

*364This is an action to recover damages occasioned to plaintiffs by defendant’s negligence.

Plaintiffs averred in their petition that defendant was a common carrier of goods between the city of St. Louis, Missouri, and the city of Galveston, Texas. That on the 23d day of December, 1879, they delivered to defendant certain packages of apples, potatoes, and onions of the value of $701.81 which defendant as such carrier undertook to convey to Galveston, and deliver to plaintiffs’ consignee. That by reason of defendant’s negligence, delay, and want of…