International & Great Northern Railway Co. v. Hynes

KEY, Associate Justice.

This is a suit by appellees to recover damages from appellant for injuries to 79 head of horses, alleged to have been shipped from San Antonio, Texas, to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

The petition charges, among other grounds for recovery, that there was unreasonable delay on the part of appellant in the transportation of the horses.

The testimony shows that the principal delay occurred at Waverly, Louisiana. Appellant pleaded, and there was testimony tending to show, that said delay was caused by atmospheric influences on the telegraph wires, beyond appellant’s control, rendering…