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TEXAS & PAC. RY. CO. v. LEATHERWOOD

No. 249.

250 U.S. 478 (1919)

39 S.Ct. 517

63 L.Ed. 1096

TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY ET AL. v. LEATHERWOOD.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 9, 1919.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George Thompson and Mr. J.H. Barwise, Jr., for petitioners.

Mr. D.T. Bomar for respondent. Mr. J.E. Garland was on the brief.

MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS announced the judgment of the court, and delivered the following opinion:

Leatherwood made, in 1913, a shipment of horses from Watrous, New Mexico, to Waco, Texas, over four connecting railroads. The initial carrier gave him a through bill of lading which contained a provision barring any action for damages unless suit was brought within six months after the loss occurred. When the horses reached the lines of the Texas & Pacific Railway and...

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