Northern Pac. Ry. Co. v. Finch
District Court, D. North Dakota
At I,aw. Action by the Northern Pacific Railway Company against J. P. Finch and another. On motion for new trial after verdict for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
AMIDON, District Judge.
Finch Bros, are engaged in importing and selling high grade stallions. They shipped 18 horses in an Arms palace horse car from East Joliet, Ill., to Fargo, N. D., over the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Northern Pacific Railroads. When the 28 hour period was about to expire, the Burlington Company unloaded Ihe animals, and fed them, and gave them an opportunity to rest, incurring an expense of $27, which is conceded to be reasonable. This charge accompanied the shipment, and was presented by the Northern Pacific Railway Company to Finch Bros, for payment. They refused…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Erie R. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1912
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