Orcutt v. Northern Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Stearns county, Searle, J., presiding, refusing a new trial after a dismissal ordered at the trial, in an action to-recover $2,000 for personal injuries.
1Opinion of the Court
Gilfillan, C. J.1
The plaintiff delivered to defendant, at the Minnesota Transfer, a car in which was his horse, some furniture, and. other property, to be transported by defendant over its line to Sauk Eapids, under a written contract in which were these stipulations: “The said shipper agrees to load, unload, and reload all stock at his-own expense and risk,' and to feed, water, and attend, the same at his'own expense and risk, while it is in the stock-yards of said company awaiting shipment, and while on the ears, and at feeding or trans- ■ fer points, or where the same may be unloaded for…
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