Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Missouri-Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided May 12, 1917No. 20,849Published
Appeal from Shawnee district court, division No.' 1; Alston W. Dana, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, C. J.:
This was an action by A. S. Bennett against the Missouri Pacific Railway Company to recover damages arising from the breach of a contract for the shipment of grain. From the judgment in plaintiff’s favor the defendant appeals. 1
It appears that plaintiff contracted to sell nineteen cars of grain to the Loughry Brothers Milling and Grain Company, to be shipped from various points in Kansas and delivered at Chicago, 111., to the Panhandle Railway Company, to be carried by that company to Monticello, Ind. Upon delivery at Chicago plaintiff…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Johnson v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Goodrich v. . ThompsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Georgia Railroad v. Cole & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1882
- Brown & Haywood Co. v. Pennsylvania Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- McCullough v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1916