Strickland Transportation Co. v. International Aerial Mapping Co.

BARROW, Chief Justice.

Appellee, hereinafter referred to as Shipper, brought this suit against appellant, hereinafter referred to as Carrier, under 49 U.S.C.A. § 20(11), to recover for damages sustained to an aerial mosaic shipped from San Antonio, Texas, to New Orleans, Louisiana. The trial court rendered judgment for Shipper, after a non-jury trial, for the reasonable and necessary cost of repairs to the mosaic in the amount of $1,-065.00, but denied its prayer for attorney’s fees. Carrier has appealed.

The parties agree that a shipper of goods by common carrier makes a prima facie case of…