Vander Beek v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.

The petitions of the parties for rehearing having been granted the original opinion of March 8, 1938, published in 278 N. W. 201 is withdrawn and therefor this opinion is substituted.

The salient allegations of plaintiff’s petition were these; that defendant is and at all times mentioned was a corporation engaged in the business of transporting property as a common carrier; that on June 16, 1934, at Wright, Iowa, plaintiff delivered to defendant for transportation and shipment to Coburn, Nebraska a purebred Perdieron stallion owned by plaintiff, that was of the value of $800; that defendant…