Supreme Court of the United States April 12, 1926, 203 (Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Boone)

Me. Justice Brandéis

delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1922, Byrd J. Boone, a passenger on an intrastate journey in Missouri over the Missouri Pacific Railroad, checked a trunk which she took with her. It arrived safely at its destination but was not delivered to her because a thief obtained possession through the device of changing checks.. She brought this .