McCoy v. Wabash Railway Co.

The plaintiff-appellee is a farmer and stock raiser, residing near Runnells, Iowa, who, on June 16, 1925, delivered to the defendant-appellant 135 head of hogs for shipment from Bunnells to the National Stock Yards, Illinois. These hogs were loaded into two cars. 67 head of the hogs, weighing 17,330 pounds, were placed in one car, and the remaining 68 head of the hogs, weighing 15,040 pounds, were loaded into the other car. It appears that the rated capacity of each car was 16,500 pounds.

At the time of loading the hogs, appellee placed in each car 7 or 8 bushels “of ear corn, and a little…