St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. v. Cox

Appellee, Cox, sued the appellant to recover damages occasioned by loss of and injury to certain household goods, furniture, etc., shipped in 1917 from Tahoka, Tex., to Dawson, Tex. The initial carrier was the Panhandle & Santa Fé Railway Company. The appellant was the terminal carrier, and received the shipment at Dallas, Tex., from the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff, from which the defendant appeals.

Opinion.

The proposition underlying the fifth, sixth, and eighth assignments is that the correct measure of damage in this…