Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad v. Mason
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Memorandum.— Error from Lyon district court; Charles B. Graves, judge. Action by M. M. Mason against Tbe Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company to recover damages on account of a shipment of cattle. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings the case to this court.
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Memorandum.— Error from Lyon district court; Charles B. Graves, judge. Action by M. M. Mason against Tbe Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company to recover damages on account of a shipment of cattle. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings the case to this court. The statement of the case, as made by Johnson, P. J., is' as follows : On the 11th day of October, 1889, M. M. Mason filed his petition in the district court of Lyon county, Kansas, against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company, in which he.claimed that on the 18th day of October, 1887, he delivered four car-loads of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnson, P. J. :
The brief of plaintiff in error contains seven separate specifications of error to which it *398asks tlie consideration of this court. The first and second specifications of error complained of may be considered together, as they are both leveled at the amended petition of the plaintiff below — one, a motion to make it more definite and certain, and the other a demurrer. The amended petition alleges that the railroad company is a corporation owning and operating a line of railroad through Lyon county, Kansas, and is a common carrier of…
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