Bingham v. San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad

Respondent recovered judgment against appellant for damages be alleged were caused by its negligence as a common carrier in transporting forty-two bead of borses from Salt Lake City, Utab, to Los Angeles, Cal.; thirty-one of said borses being killed and tbe remainder injured while in transit. Appellant in its answer admitted that it bad received tbe borses for shipment to Los Angeles, but denied that it was guilty of negligence, and, as an affirmative der fense, alleged that tbe borses were shipped under a special contract wherein it was agreed by respondent that, in consideration of reduced…