Norfolk Southern Railroad v. Chatman
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clarke
delivered ,the opinion of the court.
The judgment obtained in this case by the plaintiff in the District Court, W. C. Chatman, affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, is here for review on writ of error.
On December 1, 1911, the plaintiff below (hereinafter designated as the plaintiff) delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Jersey City a carload of horses to be carried to Hertford, N. C., and was tendered by an agent of the company for his signature, the customary “Uniform Live Stock Contract” of the Pennsylvania Company, the essential provisions of which are…
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