Galveston Hotel Co. v. Goggan

Goggan sued both appellant hotel company, which owned and operated the Galvez Hotel at Galveston, and appellee express company, which did an express business between there and Houston, for damages in the sum of $419.65 for the loss of his hand bag and its contents, which he valued at that amount. He alleged that on leaving the hotel he left the hand bag in the custody of the hotel' company at Galveston, but subsequently requested it to transport the same to him" at Houston; that the hotel company failed and refused to so transport the bag, but converted it to its own use. By alternative…