Legal Opinion
St. Louis, I. M. & S Ry. Co. v. Bentley
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 19, 1918No. 8881PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Error from County Court, Rogers County; Edward Jordan, Judge. Action by R. T. Bentley against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
SHARP, C, J.
On April 14, 1915, plaintiff, R. T. Bentley, filed an action in the county court of Rogers county for the| recovery of damages to a carload of cattle ("ausported from Morrell. Ark., to Claremore, Okla. on April 25, 1913. The contract unider which the cattle were shipped contained the) following provision:
“That no suit or action against the first party for loss, damage, or delay to or of the live stock shipped under this contract, shall be sustainable in any court of law or equity, unlejss such suit or action is commenced within six months next after the cause of action shall…
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