Legal Opinion
Bowie Lumber Co. v. Yazoo & Miss. Valley R. R.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 13, 1930No. 11,640PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
The Bowie Lumber Company, Limited, sued the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad and the Illinois Central Railroad in solido for $374.73, representing the value of fourteen head of cattle, and a refund of freight charges paid to the railroad companies for the handling of these cattle from Centerville, Mississippi, to Bowie, Louisiana, via New Orleans. The petition alleges that on March 30, 1926, plaintiff delivered to the defendants, public carriers, 169 head of cattle in good and sound condition, and that fourteen of the said cattle were killed in transit through the negligence of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- J. D. Simms & Sons v. New Orleans & N. E. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- McHenry Horse Exchange v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- Joseph Chalona Co. v. American Railway Express Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- Glaser v. N. O. T. & M. Ry. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- Collins v. T. & P. Ry. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
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