Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Capper

STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

Appellant was held liable to appellee for the value of several broken pieces of painted china shipped from Detroit, Michigan, to Fort Worth, Texas. The evidence tended to prove that the china was in good condition, properly packed in a barrel or hogshead, when it was received by the initial carrier, and that the barrel was in good condition when delivered to appellee at Fort Worth, but when it was opened several valuable pieces of the china were found to have been broken and ruined. The McVeigh Transfer Company delivered the barrel of china to appellee at her…