Williamson-Inman Co. Inc. v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway

1. Where goods are accepted by a carrier in an interstate shipment on a through bill of lading to a point of destination on the line of another carrier, the first carrier thereby contracts with the shipper to transport the goods to the point of destination, and the connecting-carrier, after receiving the goods from the initial carrier for transportation to the point of destination, is the agent of the initial carrier for the purpose of completing the performance of the contract. Galveston &c. Ry. Co. v. Wallace, 223 U. S. 481 (32 Sup. Ct. 205, 56 L. ed. 516) ; Missouri &c. Ry. Co. v. Ward,…