Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Fry

J. H. Fry shipped cattle to Kansas City, Mo., over the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway, and alleges that by reason of the negligence of the railway company the train was delayed so that he did not reach the market until a day later than he expected, when the price of cattle had fallen, causing him to suffer serious loss.

The cattle in question constituted a part of the shipment involved in an action between the same parties which was reported in 74 Kan. 546, 87 Pac. 754. Only two questions are presented here. One relates to the measure of damages, and the other to the failure of the shipper…