St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Tucker

The plaintiff in this case alleged that he shipped eight show-cases over the defendant railroad, and that “said show-cases were so badly damaged and broken when delivered that it cost plaintiff, on account of such damage and breaking, to repair the same, in actual cash the sum of $273.35, to his damage in that amount,” wherefore he prayed judgment in that amount.

The show-cases were second-hand, and plaintiff testified that he bought them at a bargain, and that he paid $442 for them and $100 freight,' and that he “figured their value at $750,” and in answer to a question from his attorney he…