Green City Auction Co. v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

— This action arose in the justice court by plaintiff filing a formal pleading therein. It is to recover damages for injuries to a shipment of cattle. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $216, and defendant has appealed.

The facts show that a carload of cattle, consisting of thirty-five head, was shipped from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Green City, Missouri, on March 15, 1942. The bill of lading or contract of shipment was not introduced in evidence. There is nothing in the record tending to show who was the consignor, but the Green City Auction Company, a…