Legal Opinion

Siemonsma v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 20, 1913PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from Sioux District Court. — Hon. David Mould, Judge. From judgment on a directed verdict, the plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.

The petition was in two counts. In the first plaintiff claimed damages because of unreasonable delay in the transportation of cattle from Rock Valley to Chicago, 111. The evidence in support thereof was the same as that' reviewed on the former appeal and held insufficient to sustain the allegation (Siemonsma v. Railway, 137 Iowa, 607), and therefore as to this issue, the verdict was rightly directed.

*484In the second count, plaintiff alleged that he, his brother, R. Siemonsma, and S. W. Yan der Wonde entered into an oral agreement with defendant’s agent that if they “would get together or induce…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. KirbySupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  3. Winn v. American Express Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1910
  4. Siemonsma v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1908

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Klink v. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
  2. J. W. Stewart & Son v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1915
  3. Parker v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1923
  4. Vander Zyl v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1922
  5. Willer v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1926

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