Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Belcher

DENMAN, Associate Justice.

The Court of Civil Appeals, for the Secpnd Supreme Judicial District, have certified to us the following questions and explanatory statement:

“Appellee was feeding 1650 beeves at Gainesville upon cotton-seed meal and hulls. Being unable to obtain their requisite amount of hulls at Gainesville, he ordered a car shipped from Sherman, over appellant’s road. Before the bill of lading was signed by appellant’s agent at Sherman, appellee told its agent at Gainesville about ordering the car, and the damage that would result from delay, and asked him to expedite the shipment.…