Ricks Sheep Co. v. Oregon Short Line Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John C. Scovel, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1910.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitch
Appellee recovered a judgment in the Municipal Court against the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company for $467.55 for damages sustained by the negligence of the railroad company in conveying nine carloads of sheep, belonging to appellee, from Bexburg, Idaho, to Chicago, Illinois, in the fall of 1906.
The suit was brought as a first class case. A declaration of several counts was filed, alleging in substance, that defendant was a common carrier of goods and chattels for hire; that on September 22, 1906, plaintiff delivered to the defendant at Bexburg, Idaho, 2,397 sheep in good condition, to be…
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