Richardson v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from, the Circuit Court for Sauh County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Cassoday: “ The complaint alleges, in effect, the incorporation of the defendant under the laws of .this state, and as being possessed of all the privileges of railroad companies, and subject to all the liabilities and responsibilities of common carriers of passengers and freight; that October 13, 1882, the plaintiff, being a resident at Ableman, in Sauk county, "Wisconsin, a station on…
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APPEAL from, the Circuit Court for Sauh County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Cassoday: “ The complaint alleges, in effect, the incorporation of the defendant under the laws of .this state, and as being possessed of all the privileges of railroad companies, and subject to all the liabilities and responsibilities of common carriers of passengers and freight; that October 13, 1882, the plaintiff, being a resident at Ableman, in Sauk county, "Wisconsin, a station on defendant’s road, and there engaged in the business of buying and shipping stock to the Chicago market for sale, and being…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed October 14, 1884:
Cassoday, J.
Whether a railway company is under the same obligations to furnish cars for, and receive, safely carry, and store live-stock as other ordinary inanimate freight, is a question upon which much has been written, and some diversity of opinion has been expressed. It is not necessary here to analyze the adjudged cases, nor indicate the weight of reason or authority.
Betts v. Farmers' L. & T. Co. 21 Wis. 80, was an action for injuries caused by the carrier’s negligence in carrying the plaintiff’s cattle in a car with defective and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Clarke v. . the Rochester and Syracuse Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
- Black v. Goodrich Transportation Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
- Evans v. Fitchburg RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad v. McDonoughMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
- Morrison v. Phillips & Colby Construction Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Annas v. Milwaukee & Northern RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
- Ayres v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1888
- Pennington & Evans v. Douglas, Augusta & Gulf Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- McNamara v. Village of ClintonvilleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
- Abrams v. Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
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