St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. Swearingen
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from Noble County Court; H. E- St. Clair, Judge. Action by C. W. Swearingen and Hayes L. Greenleaf, partners, doing business under the firm name of Swearingen & Co., against the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtDunn, J.
This case presents error from the county court of Noble county. Action was brought by defendants in error-for damages alleged to have been occasioned by the railway company in the shipment of certain live stock for plaintiffs. No issue is made in this court that there was either lack of negl'i- gence or that the recovery is too great. To plaintiffs’ petition setting forth facts showing the shipment, the negligence, and the damages, the defendant filed answer setting up that the shipment was made under a written contract under the terms of which claims for damages were required to be made by…
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- Capps v. HensleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
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