Loden shipped a quantity of perishable cucumbers from Yuma, Arizona, to Los Angeles via the Southern Pacific Company Railroad. However, the carrier failed to deliver the goods within the ordinary and usual time. On January 25, a railroad inspector was sent out to check the track structures. The inspector discovered that heavy rainfall had damaged two bridges. Repairs were started on January 26, and the tracks were joined on January 28. The making of these repairs further delayed the shipment of Loden’s cucumbers. When the cucumbers finally arrived in Los Angeles on January 29, they were spoiled. Loden sued the railroad for $10,000 in damages. Which party is liable for the damages? (Southern Pacific Company v. Loden, 19 Ariz. App. 460, 508 P.2d 347)