Cook v. Louisiana & Arkansas Ry. Co.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

REYNOLDS, J.

This is a suit by W. T. Cook against the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company to recover the sum of $409.21, damage alleged to have been done to fifty bales qf cotton delivered by him to it for transportation through the negligence of defendant’s employees.

The defendant denied liability and especially denied that the cotton was damaged while in, its possession.

On these issues the case was tried and there was judgment in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $204.60 and defendant appealed.

In this court plaintiff moved that the judgment be increased to the…