Illinois Cent. R. Co., Inc. v. Paxton

Smith, O. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellee delivered a carload of tomatoes to the appellant at Crystal Springs, Mississippi, for transportation to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When the tomatoes were delivered to the consignee, many of them were bruised and decayed, resulting in their being necessarily sold for considerably less than what they would have sold for had they been delivered to the consignee in the same condition they were when delivered to the appellant at Crystal Springs, Mississippi. The appellee’s evidence discloses that the tomatoes were inspected when…