Nye-Schneider-Fowler Co. v. Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court for Dodge county: Frederick W. Button, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtFlansburg, J.
Action for damages for loss of grain in shipment oyer defendant’s railroad. The case originally involved 299 causes of action, covering, as many separate shipments made, within the state, during the years 1914, 1915, and 1916. The jury found for the plaintiff on 47 causes of action, and from the judgment entered thereon the defendant appeals. As to the other causes of action, the plaintiff does not appeal, and they are now out of the case.
The amount of the individual claims ranged from $1.50 upwards, and in all causes of action, where the amount claimed was less than $12, the jury found for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nye-Schneider-Fowler Co. v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1920
- Cardwell v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1913
- National Elevator Co. v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
- Shellabarger Elevator Co. v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1917
- Lewis Poultry Co. v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1914
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