Stevens-Scott Grain Co. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

*2The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

The Stevens-Scott Grain Company shipped a car of wheat by the Santa Fe railroad from Wichita to San Antonio. It was so badly injured in transit that the consignee refused to receive it, and it was sold by the carrier, bringing $293. The grain company brought an action against the railway company to recover compensation for its loss, and obtained a judgment for $789.17, which was found to be the market value of the wheat at San Antonio, in its original condition. The plaintiff appeals on the ground that it ought also to have been allowed…