Swindler v. T. & P. R. R.

In his reasons for judgment the trial judge says;

“Plaintiff was engaged in the purchasing and selling of Irish potatoes in large quantities, and shipped same from points in Pointe Coupee Parish, La., and from Addis, La., in carload lots, to his vendees at points in Texas.

“Before engaging in this line of business plaintiff inquired of the officials of the Texas & Pacific Railway Company (defendant herein) as to the freight rates that would be charged on shipments over defendant's lines to the points above referred to, and was informed that the tariff or freight rate would be 52 cents per 100…