Market Produce Company v. Holland

This litigation arose out of the sale of twenty-five cases of eggs to appellant by appellee, which were delivered at Mansfield, Arkansas, and carried by appellant therefrom in a truck to Shreveport, Louisiana, a distance of '230 miles. This trip was made on a very hot day, over a road in which there were several detours, and when the eggs reached Shreveport and were there inspected many of them were in bad condition. When appellant discovered the unsalable condition of many of the eggs, lie called appellee over the long distance telephone, and the parties discussed the condition of the eggs,…