Missouri Pac. Ry. Co. v. Hall
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the United States Court in the Indian Territory. Action by J. O. Hall against the Missouri Pacific Railway Company to recover damages for delay in the transportation of cattle. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
THAYER, Circuit Judge.
This was a suit by James O. Hall, the defendant in error, against the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, the plaintiff in error, to recover damages for an unreasonable delay in transporting 331 head of beef cattle from Yowata, in the Indian Territory, to the city of Chicago, Ill. The plaintiff recovered a judgment, and the defendant company has brought the case to this court, alleging several errors in the proceedings of the trial court. We will first notice certain errors that have been assigned relative to the admission of testimony.
It is urged, in the first instance,…
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