Davis v. Wylie

Defendants in error, Wylie & Jackson, sued plaintiff in error, James C. Davis, Liquidating Agent of Railroads of the United States government, in their petition alleging that they delivered at Merrit, Tex., to Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads, and as such operating the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway, in good order and sound condition, on October 27, 1919, 100 bales of cotton, on November 3,1919, 85 bales of cotton, and on November 10, 1919, 55 bales of cotton for transportation over said railway to Dallas, Tex., consigned to their order, notifying H. L. Edwards; that after…