Missouri Pac. R.R. Co., Thompson, Trustee v. Clay

John W. Clay, Sr., who, with his son, was engaged in the business of mining and shipping • coal under the firm name of the Clay Excelsior Coal Company, sued the appellant railroad company for the value of seven cars of coal alleged to have been misdelivered. It was alleged also that on account of this misdelivery the plaintiffs had been unable to meet their payrolls and had, on that account, lost their lease upon which they were mining coal, and they prayed damages on that account in the sum of $2,000. Before the submission of the case the complaint was amended to allege the misdelivery of…