Legal Opinion

Kennedy v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 11, 1919No. 21,872PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Wilson district court; Shelby G. Brown, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

Max J. Kennedy find S. J. Hess, the owners of three race horses, in September, 1917, shipped them, with some other property, by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, from Ottawa to Wichita, the route lying wholly within the state of Kansas. The shipping contract, which was signed by H. G. Farry, who was acting for the owners, and by *130the company’s agent, recited that the rates on live stock varied according to value, and that to enable the company to apply the lawful rate the shipper declared the horses to be worth $150 each. While…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. CarlSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. BakerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1908
  4. Wells, Fargo & Co. v. Neiman-Marcus Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
  5. Coupland v. Housatonic R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1892

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Stout v. GallemoreSupreme Court of Kansas · 1933
  2. Sorrell v. WhiteSupreme Court of Vermont · 1931
  3. Farmers Grain & Supply Co. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1926
  4. Maddock v. RiggsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1920
  5. Cohee v. HutsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1936

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