Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad v. Consolidated Cattle Co.

The Consolidated Cattle Company sold P. Millheiser 320 head of three and four-year-old steers, to be delivered at Virgil, Kansas. The sale was made at Clarendon, Texas. Thomas Carson, the general manager of the Cattle Company, made a written contract with the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company for the transportation of the cattle to the place of delivery. The line of road of that company connects with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe at Pan Handle City. The cattle were loaded at Clarendon in twelve cars, and transported to Pan Handle. At that place they were delivered to the Santa Fe…