Illinois Central Railway Co. v. W. J. Davis & Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Hinds county. Hon. W. A. Henry,- Judge. " Suit by W. J. Davis & Co. against the Illinois Central Railroad Company. From a judgment for- plaintiff, defendant appeals. Appellees brought suit against appellants for damages based on alleged injuries inflicted upon a carload of cattle shipped from Jackson, Miss., to East St. Louis, Ill.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Hinds county. Hon. W. A. Henry,- Judge. " Suit by W. J. Davis & Co. against the Illinois Central Railroad Company. From a judgment for- plaintiff, defendant appeals. Appellees brought suit against appellants for damages based on alleged injuries inflicted upon a carload of cattle shipped from Jackson, Miss., to East St. Louis, Ill. When the shipment arrived at Mounds, Ill., it had been on the road about thirty-two hours, and it would take at least nine hours longer to reach East St. Louis, and in order to comply with the interstate regulation, prohibiting…
1Opinion of the Court
IíoldeN, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This case was appealed from the circuit court of Hinds county, where the appellee, W. J. Davis & Co., recovered a judgment against appellant for damages to stock in transit. On May 8, 1916, we affirmed the judgment of the lower court, hut after a careful consideration of the suggestion of error filed here by the appellant, we are forced to the conclusion that our decision in affirming the judgment of the lower court was error.
The three questions presented in this case are: ’ First, whether or not there was a consideration upon which to base the…
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