Swift & Co. v. Texas & Pacific R. R.

This is a damage suit for the alleged negligent carriage of fresh meat.

The plaintiff averred that on September 21, 1920, they delivered a consignment of fresh meat, consisting of 186 calves, to the defendant, the Texas & Pacific Railway, at Fort Worth, Texas, for transportation to New Orleans via the Public Belt Railroad to the Julia street switch, for delivery to plaintiff’s branch house and received a bill of lading therefor, annexed to the petition.

That the carload of fresh calves was highly perishable; that refrigeration was essential for its preservation, and that the ice bunkers of said…