St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Leder
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Prairie Circuit Court, Southern District; T. P. Atkins, Special Judge; Leder Bros, a firm doing business at Ulm, Arkansas, sued the St. Louis.
Read the full summary
Appeal from Prairie Circuit Court, Southern District; T. P. Atkins, Special Judge; Leder Bros, a firm doing business at Ulm, Arkansas, sued the St. Louis. Southwestern Railway Company for failure to furnish cars to ship hay in November, 1903. Defendant in answer alleged that it was unable to furnish cars as rapidly as requested on account of an unforeseen amount of freight being presented for shipment during the above months, and also denied that plaintiffs were damaged by its failure to furnish cars. One of the plaintiffs testified that they demanded 30 cars in November, 1903, and one car…
1Opinion of the CourtHire, C. J.
This is the second appearance of this case here. See St. Louis S. W. Ry. Co. v. Leder, 79 Ark. 59. On the reversal, there was a trial, resulting in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $240, and the railroad company has appealed. The substance of the facts will be found in the statement of facts, with such instructions as here commented upon.
It is contended that the second and third instructions, given on behalf of the plaintiff, are in conflict with the third and fourth given on behalf of the defendants. The second and third instructions are correct general statements; and the third and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. CoolidgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. GrahamSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Crutcher v. Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf RailroadSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad v. RolfeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. LederSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. BurrowSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- Dickinson v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
- Rock Island Plow Co. v. RankinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909