Judge v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Oregon
At Law. Action by Charles Judge against the Northern Pacific Railwáy Company. On demurrer to portion of answer. Sustained.
1Opinion of the Court
BEAN, District Judge.
Action to recover damages for the death of an animal belonging to the plaintiff while being carried on defendant’s train between Seattle and Portland. It appears from the com.plaint that in May, 1910, the plaintiff, who was the owner of a chimpanzee trained to perform in theaters and vaudeville, was under contract with Sullivan & Considine, who were operating various vaudeville theaters in the Northwest, to exhibit the animal at such theaters; and particularly at Seattle and Portland, for a stipulated sum per week, including transportation for himself and the animal;…
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- Merchants' Cotton Press & Storage Co. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Melody v. Great Northern Ry. Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1910
- Pond-Decker Lumber Co. v. SpencerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1898
- Insurance Companies v. Carrier CompaniesTennessee Supreme Court · 1892
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