Sabine & East Texas Railway Co. v. Cruse

STAYTOH, Chief Justice.

This action was brought by appellee to recover the penalty prescribed by the statute for an overcharge on freight.

It is claimed that appellant transported over its road for appellee a cow and calf for a distance of less than fifty miles, under a bill of lading which placed their weight at 600 pounds, but this specified that weights were subject to correction, and fixed the charge at $1.80, which was paid at place of delivery, and the cow and calf were turned over to their owner, with a suggestion from appellant’s agent that there was probably an error in the charge.…