Cobb, Blasdel & Co. v. I. C. R. R.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Buchanan District Gou/rt. Action at law to recover damages >on account of the failure and refusal of defendant to carry a large quantity of oats from Dubuque, and other points upon defendant’s railroad, to Cairo. The original petition was filed March 5th, 1870, and contains five counts.
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Appeal from Buchanan District Gou/rt. Action at law to recover damages >on account of the failure and refusal of defendant to carry a large quantity of oats from Dubuque, and other points upon defendant’s railroad, to Cairo. The original petition was filed March 5th, 1870, and contains five counts. The first count alleges that, on the first day of March, 1865, the plaintiffs, who were government contractors, and engaged in the business of supplying forage for the United States’ armies dui’ing the late rebellion, delivered to defendant, a corporation .organized under the laws of the State of…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
— The numerous objections to the judgment rendered by the District Court in this case, presented in the assignment of errors,, must be classified, and as far as possible, considered in groups involving the same or like principles, in order to bring this opinion within the bounds of reasonable length. The classification most natural and convenient is suggested by the character of the different defenses set up to the several causes of action declared upon in the separate counts, and is expressed as follows:
1. All exceptions to rulings made upon questions involving the cause of action and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Richmond v. Dubuque & Sioux City R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1871
- Mote v. Chicago & N. W. R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1869
- Cannon v. FolsomSupreme Court of Iowa · 1855
- Jemmison v. GraySupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
- Caffrey v. GroomeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1860
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Murray v. HeinzeMontana Supreme Court · 1895
- Gordon v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Talley v. WhitlockSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Cahill v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Burns v. White Swan Mining Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1899
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