Southern Pac. Co. v. Southern Rice Sales Co.

CODY, Justice.

This is an action by appellant, a common carrier by water, to collect from appellee undercharges on 147 carloads of clean rice, which were shipped from Houston to North Atlantic ports in the United States between April 4, 1940, and March 3, 1941. Appel-lee’s answer consisted of a denial that undercharges were outstanding; appellee further urged an alternative plea, both defensively and by way of cross-action, to the effect that the shipments in question had been misrouted.

The trial which was before the court without a jury resulted in a judgment for appellee. No findings of fact…