Moore v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Christian Circuit Court. — Hon. John T. Moore, Judge. (1) ■ The court erred in not giving defendant’s requested declaration of law, in the nature of a demurrer to the evidence, because plaintiff had entirely failed
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
This is an action by the plaintiff to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by him by reason of the defendant’s negligent delay in trans*677porting a shipment of cattle from Springfield, Missouri, to East St. Louis, Illinois, in October, 1907.
The answer, in addition to a general denial, alleged that on the 14th day of October, the time the contract of shipment was made, defendant had in force two legal rates applicable to the transportation of live stock from Springfield, Missouri; that one of said rates applied on shipments undertaken at carriers’ risk, while the other* was applicable…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- George v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Mires v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1908
- Shelton v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1908
- Hess v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1890
- Freeman v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1909
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3Cited by6 opinions
- McElvain v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
- Jones v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1932
- Mobile & Ohio Railroad v. Brownsville Livery & Live Stock Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1910
- Miller v. Q., O. K.C.R.R. Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1920
- Chicago, R. I. & G. Ry. Co. v. RichCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
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