Legal Opinion
McEntire v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided April 3, 1915No. 18057PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from the district court for Lancaster county: Willard E. Stewart, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtMorrissey, C. J.
The plaintiff's, McEntire Brothers, doing business at Topeka., Kansas, brought this action in the district court for Lancaster County, Nebraska, against the defendant, as the initial carrier, for the loss of a car of furniture shipped by plaintiff from. Topeka, Kansas, July 21, 1909, over defendant’s line of railroad, and destroyed by fire while still in the car standing on a sidetrack of defendant’s connecting line at Blackfoot, Idaho, July 30, 1909. Plaintiffs allege that the furniture was destroyed by fire while in the possession of the defendant as a common carrier, and attach to and make…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rothchild Bros. v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912
- Kenny Co. v. Atlanta & West Point RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Kingman St. Louis Implement Co. v. Southern Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1908
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