Riddle v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

I. Defendant contends that the evidence doo~ not show negligence. Plaintiff shipped from Garden Grove, Iowa, over defendant’s lines, on Saturday, March 27, 1920, two carloads of fat cattle. They were loaded and moved about 5 P. M. By the shipping contract, defendant agreed to transport them “to U. S. Yards, Illinois, consigned to Roach Livestock Company,” caretaker to accompany them, and the animals to be loaded, unloaded, watered, and fed by the shipper, or his agents in charge. Plaintiff says that he signed a 36-hour request, with the object of getting them into Chicago without stopping at…