Legal Opinion

McGoon v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.

District Court, D. North Dakota

Decided May 14, 1913PublishedCited by 27 opinions

At Law. Actions by Richard F. McGoon, by J. W. Cook, and by ■ J. M. Littler against the Northern Pacific Railway Company. On motions to remand to state court.

1Opinion of the Court

AMIDON, District Judge.

The plaintiffs brought six separate actions against the defendant in the district court of Richland county, N. D. They are all based upon shipments of live stock from Western North Dakota and Eastern Montana, to Chicago, Ill. Each complaint *999embraces several causes of action, but the principal ground of recovery is alleged damage to the live stock by reason of defendant’s failure to perform its duty as a common carrier. The suits were removed into this court upon the ground that they arise under the Interstate Commerce Act (Act Feb. 4, 1887, c. 104, 24 Stat. 379 [U. S.…

2Cases cited36 opinions

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3Cited by27 opinions

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