Watson v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

Mr. Presiding Justice O’Connor

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff brought an action of trespass on the case against the defendant and others to recover the damages claimed to have been sustained by him by reason of the defendant’s failure to transport seven carloads of cattle from Calgary, Canada, to Chicago, Illinois, within a reasonable time and without injury to the cattle. The suit was dismissed as to all of the defendants except the railway company. It filed a plea of the general issue and two special pleas. Plaintiff filed a demurrer to the two special pleas which was overruled…