Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Dickson Bros.

On November 25,1912, Dickson Bros, shipped two car loads of mares, colts, and mules from Midland, Tex., to Durant, Okl., over the lines of the Texas & Pacific Railway Company, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas, and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company, paying a freight charge .of $140.80 per car. This suit originated in the justice court to recover an alleged overcharge of freight paid, and upon appeal to the county court was tried without a jury and judgment rendered in favor of plaintiffs for $142.10. In findings of fact filed by the trial court, it is found that…