Kirby v. Union Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Sheridan district court; Charles W. Smith, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
*486The opinion of the court was delivered by
Dawson, J.:
F. L. Kirby shipped a carload of emigrant goods and live stock from Crescent, Okla., to Buffalo Park, Kan., over the Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads. The original destination was Hill City, Kan., but at Salina, Kan., where the Union Pacific received the car from the Santa Fe, Kirby ordered the destination altered to Buffalo Park. At Salina a new shipper’s contract was signed by Kirby and the Union Pacific, and a new way bill was made out to cover the balance of the journey. One of the live stock was a mare worth $200, but listed in the…
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