Rose v. Baker

WALKER, Chief Justice.

On May 24, 1939, James B. Baker filed this suit in district court of Jefferson county against J.- D. Wharton, operating under the name of Texas Furniture & Storage Company, praying for judgment for $1,500; for cause of action he alleged that he had delivered certain household goods to Wharton for transportation from Houston, Texas to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and that Wharton had “wholly failed” to deliver him his goods in Baton Rouge. On the same day, Wharton filed his answer admitting that he had received the goods from Baker for .transportation. He plead specially that,…