Legal Opinion
Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Beatty
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 10, 1911No. 659PublishedCited by 22 opinions
Error from Caddo County Court; B. F. Holding, Judge. Action by W. W. Beatty against the Chicago, Bock Island and Pacific Bailway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
Section 2902, Comp. Laws 1909 (sec. 2634, Laws of 1890), provides:
“The detriment caused by the breach of a carrier’s obligation to accept freight, massages, or passengers is deemed to be the difference between the amount which he had a right to charge for the carriage and the amount it would be necessary to pay for the same service when it ought to be performed.”
Section 521, Comp. Laws 1909 (Session Laws 1905, p. 144), provides:
“It shall be the duty of every railroad company operating a line of road wholly or in part within this state for the transporta tion of freight, upon the verbal or…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lowery v. . Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Caspar v. LewinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1910
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. ParrySupreme Court of Kansas · 1903
- Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Co. v. MoranIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- State ex rel. Burger v. District Court of Ramsey CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. DuranSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. LongSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Ponca City Ice Co. v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
- Hughes v. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. HillSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
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