Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Meek

GILL, Associate Justice.

This is an action by appellee to recover of appellant the value of a trunk and its contents, consisting of clothing and tools, which had been shipped as baggage over appellant’s line of road, and which was alleged to have been lost through the latter’s negligence.

The loss of the trunk and its contents was denied by appellant, and its due delivery was averred. It was further contended by appellant that the articles sued for did not properly come within the definition of baggage, and therefore the company could not be held liable therefor. To this appellee opposed the…