Harrison v. C. A.R.R. Co.

These three cases were consolidated in the trial court, tried upon the same testimony and submitted to one jury. They are for damages suffered to plaintiffs on account of decline in the market and extra shrinkage of live stock due to the alleged negligent delay of defendant in transporting the live stock from McCredie and Auxvasse, Missouri, to the National Stock Yards of East St. Louis, Illinois. There were verdict for plaintiffs in each case.

There is no dispute concerning the delays but defendant pleaded that they were "due to unusual cold weather and storm conditions, which delayed the…