Horton v. Tonopah & Goldfield R.
District Court, D. Nevada
At Law. Action by C. F„ Horton, surviving partner of the firm of the Horton-Hinckley Lumber Company against the Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Company.
1Opinion of the Court
CARRINGTON, District Judge.
The plaintiff, C. E. Horton, surviving member of the firm of Horton-Hinckley Lumber Company, in this action seeks to recover for the alleged conversion- of some 22 car loads of lumber.
The defendant company owns and operates a line of railroad, reaching from Mina to Tonopah and Goldfield, all in this state. The lumber in question was shipped in 1907 from points outside the state, received by the defendant at Mina, and transported, 18 car loads to Goldfield, a.nd four car loads to Tonopah. In each case the consignment was to Horton-Hinckley Company itself, but with…
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