Stringfield v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from Ferguson, J., at July Term, 1909, of Haywood. Civil action to recover damages for injuries done to a mare, shipped over the lines of defendant company, and attributed to negligence on part of defendant and its employees.
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Appeal from Ferguson, J., at July Term, 1909, of Haywood. Civil action to recover damages for injuries done to a mare, shipped over the lines of defendant company, and attributed to negligence on part of defendant and its employees. There was evidence to the effect that the mare in question was a valuable animal, standard-bred, about six years of age, with fine qualities and great speed, and was bought by plaintiff from "W. A. Davis, Esq., at Lettsworth, La., in September, 1906, for $450; that she was shipped from Lettsworth to New Orleans, and there reshipped to plaintiff at address,…
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, C. J., concurring; BROWN and WALKER, JJ., dissenting. (126) Action to recover damages for injuries done to a mare, shipped over the lines of defendant company, and attributed to negligence on part of defendant and its employees.
There was evidence to the effect that the mare in question was a valuable animal, standard-bred, about six years of age, with fine qualities and great speed, and was bought by plaintiff from W. A. Davis, Esq., at Lettsworth, La., in September, 1906, for $450; that she was shipped from Lettsworth to New Orleans, and there reshipped to plaintiff at address,…
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