Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. L. A. Watkins Merchandise Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Benson, J.:

The defendant in error Was the owner of a tank-car used in transporting tar. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company received this car from the Missouri Pacific Railway Company'at Council Grove, took it to Emporia, and placed it on the east transfer track of the connecting line by which its railway in that city is connected with that of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company. In accordance *814with the course of business between these companies, cars for the Santa Fe company are switched to the east track and cars for the Missouri,…