Legal Opinion

Giles v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided May 9, 1914No. 18,742PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Sedgwick district court, division No. 1; Thomas C. Wilson, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

*323The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J:

The railway company has appealed from a judgment in plaintiff’s favor for damages and attorney’s fees on account of shrinkage in weight in a shipment of live stock from Protection, Kan., to Wichita, Kan.

The petition alleged negligence on account of delay in transportation and delivery of the cattle at their destination by which the cattle “became jaded, gaunt and emaciated,” and “greatly disturbed” and “deprived of necessary rest”; that after being unloaded they “became restless and in unfit condition” and refused “to tak^the usual and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HarrimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of Kansas · 1908
  3. Ray v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1913
  4. Sprague v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1885
  5. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. KirkhamSupreme Court of Kansas · 1901

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Vulcanite Roofing Co. v. Commonwealth S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1922
  2. Jukes v. North American Van Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1957
  3. Abell v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1917
  4. Stewart Poultry Co. v. Erie RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1917
  5. Henry v. Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1915

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