Legal Opinion
United States v. Porter Bros. & Biffle
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 22, 1938No. 8447PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
- This appeal is from a judgment awarding damages for injuries to cattle in Oklahoma from splenetic fever caused by the alleged negligence of federal agents in dipping, inspecting, and certifying for interstate transportation tick infested cattle shipped from Texas to Oklahoma for pasturage prior to marketing. The items of damages consist of the value of cattle that died from the fever, and of loss in weight, decline in market price, feeding, freight, and other expenses in connection with the cattle that contracted the fever but recovered from the effects of it.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Ewing v. GoodeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio · 1897
- San Juan Light & Transit Co. v. RequenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Parrot v. Wells, Fargo & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1873
- New York Central Railroad v. AmbroseSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Alley v. Texas Electric Service Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1939
- Montgomery-Ward & Co., Inc. v. SewellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Boston & Maine R. R. v. JesionowskiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1946
- Richards v. Grace-New Haven Community HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- United States v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
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