St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. A. A. Jackson & Co.

BOOKHOUT, Associate Justice.

This is a suit filed by appellee in the County Court of Dallas County against the Texas & Pacific Bailway Company, the St. Louis Southwestern Bailway Company, and appellant, the St. Louis Southwestern Bailway Company of Texas, for damages. The substantial allegations in appellee’s petition are as follows: On March 5, 1904, the firm of Austin & Dye, of Medina, Hew York, shipped to appellee at Dallas, Texas, 174 barrels of apples in car A B L Ho. 6549, which car was a refrigerator car properly equipped for the preservation of the apples contained in said shipment.…