Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. Shull

Grieein Smith, Chief Justice.

Railway Express Agency, Inc., denied liability for damages L. 0. Shull claimed to have sustained on a shipment of strawberries from Horatio, Ark., to Minneapolis, Minn. The net loss ascertained by the jury was $2,368, for which judgment was rendered. The appeal is from that judgment.

Points relied upon for reversal are shown in the margin.1

Berries received at Shull’s platform were usually called for by truck drivers, but shortly before April 27th, 1951 appellee anticipated the accumulation of a substantial quantity, perhaps exceeding demands for transportation by…