McMillan v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lyon District' Court. — Hon. David Mould, Judge. Action to recover damages for negligence in the transportation of a horse* the property of plaintiff, resulting in the death of the animal. At the conclusion of the evidence offered for plaintiff, there was a directed verdict in favor of defendants, and from judgment thereon plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
The plaintiff shipped a carload of draft horses from Des Moines, where they had been exhibited at the State Fair, to Hamline, where they were to be exhibited at the Minnesota State Fair, a written contract being entered into with the Bock Island Company for transportation over its line to Minneapolis and delivery of the car there to the proper connecting carrier; the liability of the Bock Island Company being limited to its own line. The evidence tends to show that the car left Des Moines on Friday evening, September 1st, and reached Minneapolis about 1:30 on Sunday morning following, and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Grieve v. Illinois Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- Wisecarver & Stone v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1909
3Cited by6 opinions
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. ShepardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Elliott v. Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
- Carr v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1916
- Huff v. United Van Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1947
- Jennings v. Missouri Pac. R. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
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