Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway Co. v. Lockhart

This was an action on the case, brought by appellee, against appellant, in the circuit court of Macon county, to recover damages for the failure of appellant to ship three car loads of cattle from Niantic, Illinois, to Buffalo, New York, within a reasonable time.

The cause was tried before a jury, and appellee obtained a verdict for $400. A motion was made for a new trial, and overruled, and judgment rendered upon the verdict.

It appears, from the evidence contained in the record, that appellant contracted with appellee to ship for him three car loads of cattle and four car loads of hogs, from…