Hoyland Flour Mills Co. v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

— This is a suit for damages alleged to have been caused plaintiff by reason of defendant’s failure to deliver at New York City two carloads of flour shipped in sacks by it from Nansas City. Missouri, to former place. The petition was in two counts, each covering one of the cars. There was a verdict 'and judgment in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $2551.15 on each count. The court sustained defendant’s motion for'a new trial on the ground that the A-erdict of the jury was against the weight of the, evidence, Plaintiff has appealed.

The facts show that the cars of flour were billed on October…