Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. American Salvage & Supply Co.

In March, 1924, B. L. Walk-up, appellee, doing business' under the name of American Salvage & Supply Company, delivered a carload of oil well supplies to the agent of the Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway at Mexia, for shipment by freight to W. A. Peters at Luling, Tex., with the verbal understanding and agreement that he would not be liable theréfor, and that the consignee, Peters, would pay the freight charges. A standard. bill of lading was issued, which stated that the freight charges were to be collected. When the car reached Luling over the line of appellant, its agent, through an error,…