Abell v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MARSHALL, J.:

The plaintiffs recovered judgment against the defendant for damages caused by delay in the shipment of seven carloads of cattle. The defendant appeals.

Answers to special questions were returned by the jury .as follows:

“2. Is not ordinary shrink simply a loss of weight due to excretion of dung and urine? A. Yes.

“3. Are not the buyers on the Kansas City market able to make a fairly accurate estimate of the amount of shrink or fill? A. Yes.

“4. Do not the buyers on the Kansas City market take into consideration a shrink and fill in fixing the…