Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Davis

'The railway companies have appealed from a judgment for damages arising out of certain shipments of horses and mules. As to one of the ears in question, it was a necessary element in plaintiff’s case to estáblish that the animals, if shipped according to contract, would have passed government inspection. Plaintiff had contracted to sell them to one Evans, who purchased them for sale to the government for war purposes, provided they were of the grade and quality required by the government, to be determined by governmental inspection. This sale was made the basis of plaintiff’s claim for…