Carstens Packing Co. v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Chapman, J., entered Juné 28, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for the value of live stock lost while being transported'.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
The respondent brought this action to recover the value of certain sheep and hogs, lost through the alleged negligence of the defendant. The alleged value of the sheep and hogs lost was $821.05. The case was tried to the court and a jury. A verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $113.20. Judgment was entered upon the verdict. The defendant appeals.
There is no substantial dispute upon the facts in the case. It appears that, on December 16, 1909, the plaintiff shipped a car load of hogs and a car load of sheep from Stockdale, Oregon, to Tacoma, Washington. The two car…
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- Carstens Packing Co. v. Southern Pacific Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1910
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