St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. McGivney

Opinion of the court by

Burwell, J.:

The appellee, ■ L.. W. McGivney, shipped a car of corn from Salt Fork, Oklahoma, to Henrietta, Texas, according to the bill of lading as follows:

“From Salt Fork, Oklahoma, to Sherman, Texas, over the-St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company; from Sherman, Texas, to Fort Worth, Texas, over the Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company, and from Fort Worth, Texas, to Henrietta, Texas, over the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad Company.”

There was a delay in delivery, and, when the car finally reached Henrietta, over the Fort Worth & Denver R. R. Co., it…