St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. Kessinger

ALEXANDER, Justice.

Mrs. F. H. Kessinger, joined pro forma by her husband, brought this suit against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas to recover the value of certain household goods and wearing apparel delivered to the defendant at Corsicana for shipment to Mrs. Kessinger at Longview. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendant converted said freight to its own use and failed and refused to safely and promptly transport and deliver same as per the contract, and that by reason thereof plaintiffs were entitled to recover the value of said property. The ease was tried before the…