Glascock v. Chicago & Alton Railroad

The petition states substantially that on the 11th day of September, 1875, plSintiffij were the owners of seventy-nine head of cattle, which were then ready for market, and defendant was then a railroad company and common carrier from Laddonia, in Audrain county, Missouri,. to Chicago, Illinois; that on said day plaintiff's delivered said cattle to defendant at Laddonia, and defendant promised, for compensation paid it, to convey them, without delay and in a reasonable time, to Chicago; that under the directions of defendant, plaintiffs loaded said cattle on the cars provided by defendant;…