Marks v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. — O. D. Wheeler, Judge. Action for damages on account of the loss of a carload of horses by fire while in transit. A verdict in favor of the defendant was directed by the court, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
1. Carriers: non-diversion of shipment. I. On or about September 13, 1913, the Omaha Horse & Mule Company, of South Omaha, Nebras-' ka, as agents of plaintiff, delivered 2i head of horses and one mule to the defendant for shipment to 15. W. Shields, as consignee, under a uniform live-stock-shipping contract, approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission, to Underwood, Iowa, a small station situated on defendant’s line, a short distance east of Council Bluffs. Prior to the execution of the shipping contract, the agent of plaintiff prepared written directions to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.…
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- Loomis v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Hewett v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- McKahan v. American Express Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Mills v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
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