Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. King

The two appellees, Jess King and Fred King, each instituted a separate action against appellant to recover the value of cattle which escaped from the pens at Bald Knoh, where the cattle had been placed for shipment, and also to recover damages for delay in the shipment of the. remainder of the cattle.

It was alleged that, on account of the insecurity of the pens, the cattle escaped, and that one of the appellees, Jess King, lost five of his cattle, and that Fred King lost four. It was also alleged that there was a delay of more than twenty-four hours in the transportation of the remainder of…