Moses v. Port Townsend Southern Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scott, J.

In April, 1891, the respondent made a contract with the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Company in Nebraska for the transportation of a car loaded with household goods and horses. A memorandum of this contract, in the form of a shipping receipt, or way bill, was given to the respondent by said company, which is as follows:

“No.-. Haddam, Kansas, April 23d, 1891.

Received from N. E. Moses, in apparent good order, by the Burlington & Missouri River Raili-oad Company in Nebraska, to be transported to ................Beatrice...............the

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