Kansas Stock-Yard Co. v. Couch
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Wyandotte District Court. Action by Couch, as plaintiff, to recover damages for the depreciation of cattle, occasioned by the negligence of the Stock - Yard Company. Judgment for plaintiff, at the October Term 1873, and the defendant brings the case here. The opinion of the court contains a full statement of the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
statement of tie case. This was an action brought by S. M. Couch against the Kansas Stock -Yard Company for negligence as a bailee in permitting the plaintiff’s cattle to be turned out of the defendant’s stock yards, and allowing them to escape. The damages claimed are the necessary expenses in recovering the cattle, and for depreciation in value while gone. The record seems to show among others the following facts: On October 28th, 1872, the plaintiff owned 101 head of young Texas cattle in the Cherokee country. The cattle were stolen…
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