Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Hartley Bros.

delivered the opinion of the Court.'

Respondents brought this action in the district court of Rogers county to enforce a claim for damages against the railroad company. May 4, 1927, they shipped seven carloads of cattle from stations in Arkansas to themselves at Delaware, Oklahoma. They delivered five loads- directly to defendant and the other loads to connecting carriers that delivered them to defendant. It hauled all from Little Rock to destination. The shipments moved under uniform livestock contracts 1 issued by the initial carriers. They contain the following clauses:

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