Frank Coles & Co. v. Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis Railroad

This was an action on the case brought by appellants against appellee for alleged negligence in the carriage of a lot of cattle, sheep and hogs, from Albion, Illinois, to Cincinnati, Ohio, and charging there was unreasonable delay in transportation, by reason of which appellant sustained damage. A trial was had before the court without a jury, and a verdict and judgment was entered for the defendant. The stock was shipped under a special contract as claimed by the defendant, and under a plea of not guilty the defendant introdnced in evidence the provisions of that special contract, and…