Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. John Muennink & Son

This is a suit by John and F. D. Muennink, appellees, against the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company, appellant, to recover damages to 33 bales of cotton shipped August 9th from Hondo, Tex., to Houston, Tex. It was alleged that the cotton was delivered to the railroad company in good condition, and delivered at Houston by the railroad company in its damaged condition, the allegation being that the fact was that the cotton was damaged while in the possession of the railroad company, and the presumption being that its damage was caused by the negligence of the railroad company.…