Wall-A-Hee v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.

Three separate actions are here consolidated for the purpose óf trial and appeal. They were brought to recover the value of thirty-six horses killed or rendered valueless by smothering during transportation over the railway of the defendant, Northern Pacific Railway Company.

The owners of the horses, all full-blooded Indians, were to appear with the horses and equipment in an Indian village presentation at the Western Washington Pair, at Puyallup. One of the plaintiffs, Noah Saluskin (frequently referred to in the record as Chief Saluskin), in April, 1931, entered into a contract with the…