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

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

This is an appeal by the defendant railway company from a judgment for plaintiff in an action for the alleged conversion of a carload of cattle which defendant undertook to ship for plaintiff owner.

The principal question presented concerns the proper measure of damages under the facts of the case as here disclosed by the evidence.

Briefly summarized, the petition alleges that plaintiff, the owner of thirty-six head of branded steers and stags, on October 31, 1946, delivered them to defendant at its railway station at Matfield Green, Kan., for…