Piper v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case for negligent delay in the transportation of cattle. Plea, the general issue with notice. Trial by jury at the December Term, 3912, Addison County, Miles, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepted. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.
The plaintiff shipped a carload of cows from Middlebury, Vt., to Union Market, in the State of Massachusetts. The Rutland Railroad hauled the car to Bellows Falls, where it turned it over to the defendant. Owing to the negligence of the latter, the shipment was unduly delayed and did not arrive at its destination until after the market had closed for the week, and the cows had to be kept over. This fact, together with the fact that they were unfavorably affected by the delay, caused the damage which the plaintiff seeks to recover in this action. The shipment was made under what is known as…
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