American Railway Express Co. v. Shideler

This was an action by the appellee to recover from the appellant damages allegedly sustained by the appellee through a decline in the market price of a carload of tomatoes shipped from San Benito, Texas, to Houston, Texas, in the month of May, 1921, consigned to the shipper and diverted in transit to the appellee at Indianapolis, Indiana, it being the contention of the appellee that such car of tomatoes was delayed in transit through the fault of the appellant, and that such delay resulted in the alleged loss through decline in market price.

The issues were formed on the amended complaint of…