Peters v. New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Rail Road

This suit is brought to recover damages for the loss of forty-four head of horned cattle killed by being deprived of air in a closed car during their transportation from Amite city to New Orleans on the rail road of defendants.

It appears that the Rail Road company have open cars made expressly for transportation of cattle. They also occasionaily carry them in what are called box-cars, but it is customary to leave the doors of such cars open and to secure the openings so made by nailing slats across the same.

The company carry cattle for so much per head ; if the consignor or owner prefer, they…