Midland Valley R. Co. v. George
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from Osage, County Court; C. T. Bennett, Judge. Action by A. E. George against the Midland Valley Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
ROSSER, C.
This is a companion case to Midland Valley Railroad Co. v. J. D. Adkins, post, 127 Pac. 867. This action was for damages to one car of stock shipped on the same train with the stock belonging to Adkins, and the facts are exactly the same except as to the number of cattle shipped.
The bill of particulars in this case, however, alleged that the defendant by written contract agreed to ship the stock. The plaintiff was allowed to testify that he had a bill of lading for the stock from Wheeler Switch to Kansas City. He did not testify as to its contents. The admission of this…
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