Pickle v. Receiver of St. Louis & San Francisco Ry. Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Monroe county. Hon. Claude Clayton, Judge. Suit by George W, Pickle against the receiver of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company. From a judgment on a peremptory instruction for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated dn the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtCook, P. J.
Mr. Pickle, the appellant, sued the appellee railway company for alleged damages to a shipment of horses. "When the shipment arrived at the destination, the station agent was notified of the injury to the horses, and he promised to look them over and send in a claim to the company. The next day, or a day or so thereafter, he did look at the stock and informed the owner that he would prepare the claim, and that he did write out the claim, but the owner was uncertain as to his signing the paper. This was substantially the evidence in the trial of the case. Upon the motion of the defendant, the…
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