Missouri-Kansas-Texas R. Co. v. King

This is a suit instituted by appellee against the Missouri, Kansas Texas Railway Company of Texas, the name of which, in an amended petition, was alleged to have been changed, after a receivership had terminated, to Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company of Texas; the object of the suit being to recover the value of certain personal property, damages for loss of time and for mental anguish, in the total sum of $679.25. The appellant answered by general denial and a plea that the shipment was interstate, and, according to the terms of the contract of shipment, appellee could only recover the…