Egan v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Shepherd, District Judge.

A car of stock was shipped by the plaintiff ■ from Hyannis to South Omaha on or about the 2d day of *568November, 1919, the shipper sending a caretaker along to look after the said stock. The caretaker last saw the cattle at or near Seward, Nebraska, when they were standing np and apparently in good condition. When the shipment was unloaded at Omaha, two of the cows were found to be cripples and had to be removed from the car and disposed of as such, to the plaintiff’s damage in the sum of $106.70. The action is upon the assumption that the railroad company must be…