Davis v. Clement Grain Co.

Appellee filed this suit in the justice court of McLennan county, to recover certain alleged damages to a car of hay, which it employed appellant to transport from El Paso, Tex., to Bryan, Tex. Appel-lee alleged that the said carrier was negligent in furnishing a car with a leaky roof, and that the hay became wet and damaged while in transit. .Appellee prayed for the recovery of the market value of 3,466 pounds of hay, which was alleged to be wholly worthless when it arrived at destination; and further for the recovery of $26 damage to the balance of the hay by reason of its being…