Sinsabaugh v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.

This is an action on the case by appellee against appellant to recover damages alleged to have been occasioned by the unreasonable delay of appellant in transporting 49 mules from Mattoon to the National Stockyards at East St. Louis. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict and judgment against appellant for $250.

It appears from the evidence that the mules in question were received by appellant at Mattoon for shipment to destination at about 5:30 p. m., January 27, 1907; that they left Mattoon at about 7:30 p. m., upon a train scheduled to leave Mattoon at 3 p. m., and arrive in East St. Louis…