Cleveland, C., C. & St. L. Ry. Co. v. Druien
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
■Case 27 — Action by James L. Druien Against the ¡Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry. Co. for Damages in Shipping Live Stock. APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, COMMON PLEAS BRANCH, FIRST DIVISION — EMMET FIELD, CIRCUIT JUDGE. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant-Appeals.
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■Case 27 — Action by James L. Druien Against the ¡Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry. Co. for Damages in Shipping Live Stock. APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, COMMON PLEAS BRANCH, FIRST DIVISION — EMMET FIELD, CIRCUIT JUDGE. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant-Appeals. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES CITED. 1. The contract of carriage having been made in Illinois, and the contract having been partly performed in that 'State, the law of Illinois must govern the transaction. McDaniels, v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co., 24 la., 412; Hazel, &c., v. Chicago, M. & St. P. R. R. Co., 82 la., 477, 48…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the court by
JUDGE O’REIAR
'Reversing
The appellant, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company, is an Ohio and Indiana corporation, operating a line of railroad connecting Peoria, in the State of Illinois, with Louisville, in the State of Kentucky. The latter city is one of the termini of its railroad. On the 20th day of July, 1899, the appellee delivered to the appellant at Peoria, 111., 16 horses, being one car load, to be transported by the appellant over its line of railroad from Peoria to Louisville, there to be delivered by the appellant to its connecting line…
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