Murphy v. Illinois Central Railroad

Appellee brought a suit in the circuit court of Montgomery county to recover damages alleged to have caused to stock carried by appellant from Omaha, Nebraska, to Farmersville, Illinois, The'declaration contained three counts. The first two counts of the declaration averred that appellee delivered to the appellant 150 head of cattle, in proper condition for shiprment from Omaha to Farmersville, and that it became the duty of the appellant to transport said cattle and deliver the same at Farmersville, within a reasonable time and without unreasonable delay, but that appellant did not do so and…