Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. S. L. Robinson & Co.

Appellant, Railway Express Agency, Inc., prosecutes this appeal to reverse a judgment for $339.50, in favor of appellee, S. L. Robinson & Company, for damages sustained to an interstate shipment of strawberries.

In the original complaint, it is alleged that the negligence of the carrier consisted in failure to furnish the shipper with a properly constructed and equipped refrigerator car in which to ship the berries and the failure to properly ice it in transit. Counsel for appellees claim that they amended their complaint and relied solely on liability for loss by negligence of the carrier as…