Legal Opinion
Hartford Live Stock Insurance v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 1, 1934No. Gen. No. 37,057PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Sullivan
delivered the opinion of the court.
Plaintiff, Hartford Live Stock Insurance Company, filed an amended declaration consisting of three counts in its action in case against defendant, Railway Express Agency, Inc., for damages of $3,000' for injuries resulting in the death of a cow being transported from Huntington, New York, to St. Louis, Missouri. General and special demurrers were filed which were sustained to all counts of the declaration, and plaintiff electing to abide by its declaration, the court ordered the suit dismissed and entered judgment against it for…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Riverside MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. RankinSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad v. Peninsula Produce ExchangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Gardner v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1934
- Steindl v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1938