St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Craighead Circuit Court, Jonesboro District; . Frank Smith, Judge; 1. In the absence of necessities existing for unloading stock for feed and rest, to which the carrier’s attention has been called, it is under no legal obligation to do so under a period of twenty-eight hours from the time the stock was loaded into the cars.
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Appeal from Craighead Circuit Court, Jonesboro District; . Frank Smith, Judge; 1. In the absence of necessities existing for unloading stock for feed and rest, to which the carrier’s attention has been called, it is under no legal obligation to do so under a period of twenty-eight hours from the time the stock was loaded into the cars. A carrier discharges its full duty when it affords reasonable opportunities for feeding, watering and resting the stock; but it' is not required to supply these opportunities upon the mere request of the owner without regard to the necessity for the demand.…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
On the 4th day of December, 1909, the appellee loaded two ear loads of hogs in 36 ft. cars at -Pekin, on the line of the Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railway, about 10 miles east of Jonesboro. There were 158 hogs, weighing from 120 to 130 lbs., put in one car, and 144 hogs, averaging about 165 lbs., were put in the other car. The temperature at the time of this shipment ranged from 56 to 42 degrees. The hogs arrived on the connection between the Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railway and the appellant’s line about 9:30 p. k., and were received by the appellant about 11:00 p. m., and shipped…
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