Louisiana & Northwest Railroad v. William R. Moore Dry Goods Co.

On or about November 5, 1922, Tullis & McClurkin, merchants at Magnolia, Arkansas, ordered a bill of dry goods from the William B. Moore Dry Goods Company, a corporation having its place of business in Memphis, Tennessee. The order was filled by ordering the goods shipped from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After placing the order, Tullis & McClurkin canceled it, and the cancellation was accepted by the Moore Company, which company made an unsuccessful effort to stop the goods in transit as they passed through Memphis, and the shipment, consisting of a box weighing 259 pounds, went through to…