Legal Opinion
Miller v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided November 19, 1909No. 15,794PublishedCited by 3 opinions
■ Appeal from the district court for Custer county: Bruno O. Hostetler, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtFawcett, J.
On September 18, 1906, plaintiff: shipped two stallions from Cambria, Iowa, over defendant’s railroad to Broken *459Bow, Nebraska. While the animals were in transit, the bedding in the car in which they were loaded caught fire and one of the stallions died as a result of inhaling the flames and smoke from the fire. This action was brought to recover $2,000, the alleged value of the stallion. Defendant by its amended answer alleged that the shipment was interstate; that the rate of charge for the transportation of the animal depended upon and was proportioned to the value of said horse, which…
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