International & G. N. Ry. Co. v. Mudd

This is a suit for damages to a shipment of 50 head of cattle which were delivered by appellee to appellant on February 20, 1912, for’ transportation from Dilley, Tex.-, to Ft. Worth, Tex. The negligence alleged was a delay for 20 hours on the way to Ft. Worth, whereby the cattle lost greatly in weight and reached their destination in a bruised and emaciated condition. Appel lant sought to excuse the delay on the ground that the train containing the cattle was struck by a violent windstorm and cold weather Detween Dilley and San Antonio, by which the locomotives were chilled and could not…