Sindle v. American Railway Express Co.

On February 5, 1927, and for a number of years theretofore, R. H. Sindle and his wife Mrs. Allen Sindle were, as partners, engaged in the produce business at Gallatin, Tennessee, and, as a part of their regular business, they bought “furs,” or pelts, of various kinds and in considerable quantities, during the winter season and sold them to buyers in the larger markets of the country. They brought this suit in the circuit court of Sumner county, on April 1, 1927, to recover damages for loss resulting to them from the alleged negligent handling by the defendant American Express Company of a…