Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. McLaughlin
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 4, 1916No. 100PublishedCited by 25 opinions
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT . OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
McLaughlin recovered judgment against the railway company in the Circuit Court, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, for injuries to a horse which it transported from Lexington, Kentucky, and delivered to him at Seebert, West Virginia, February 17, 1914. ,
The shipment was under a “uniform live stock contract” signed by both parties and introduced in evidence by defendant in error which among other things provides:
“That no claim for damages which may accrue to the said shipper under this contract shall be allowed or paid by the said carrier or sued for in any Court by the said shipper, unless…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. RankinSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. WallSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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- Erie Railroad v. ShuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Metz Co. v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Snyder v. KingMichigan Supreme Court · 1917
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