Tuller v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Allamakee District Cowt. — W. J. Springer, Judge. Action at law to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff by reason of the defendant’s negligence in transporting and delivering a shipment of horses from Postville, Iowa, to the Union Stockyards at Chicago, Illinois. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
*10721. Carriers : interstate carriers : shipper conclusively bound by approved limitations. *1071On February 11, 1912, the plaintiff, a live stock dealer and shipper of 25 years’ experience, delivered to the defendant a carload of horses, to be transported to *1072the Union Stockyards at Chicago, Illinois, under a contract which he alleges was embodied in a bill of lading, which contained no conditions expressly limiting the common-law liability of the carrier. This action is brought by him to recover damages on account of defendant’s negligent delay in the transportation and delivery of said shipment. The…
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- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. CarlSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Boston & Maine Railroad v. HookerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Herminghausen v. Adams Express Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1914
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