Southern Pac. Co. v. Walker-Smith Co.

Walker-Smith Company, hereinafter referred to as appellee, brought this suit against the Southern Pacific Company and the Director General of Railroads, Walker D. Hines, hereinafter referred to as appellants, to recover damages to four lots of canned goods, aggregating 6,180 cases, moving from New York to Galveston between December 6, and December 24,1917, inclusive.

Plaintiff, appellee here, alleged ’that said goods were delivered to the defendant, appellant, here, in good condition, and that by reason of the negligence of the defendant they were delivered at Galveston in a damaged condition;…