Williams v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Lake Superior Court; Charles E. Greenwald, Judge. Action by Philemus Williams against the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company. From a judgment for defendant, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBatman, J.
This is an action by appellant to recover damages for the breach of a written contract with appellee for the shipment of certain horses from Crown Point, Indiana, to 'Winamac, Indiana. The complaint is in two paragraphs, and in each paragraph the breach is based on an alleged unreasonable delay in shipment under such contract. Appellee filed an answer in two paragraphs, the first being a general denial and the second an affirmative paragraph, in which it alleges that the contract in suit contained the following provision:
“That in the event of any unusual delay or detention of said live stock,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Connersville Wagon Co. v. McFarlan Carriage Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1905
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