Patterson Produce Co. v. American Ry. Express Co.

On December IT, 1923, appellant, Patterson Produce Company, shipped by American Railway Express two cars of dressed turkeys from Dallas, Tex., to New York City. Appellant instructed appellee to ship one ear to Patterson Produce Company, “Notify Conron Bros.,” and the other car to Patterson Produce Company. This latter car was ARB car No. 1132. Appellant bad theretofore contracted to sell a car of turkeys to Conron Bros, at 29 cents per pound, and the one consigned with instructions to notify Conron Bros, was shipped in fulfillment of that contract. A car shipped with such notification…