Wichita Falls & N. W. Ry. Co. v. Benton
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Tillman County; T. I’. Clay, Assigned Judge. Action by E. D. Benton against the Wichita Falls & Northwestern Railway Company for damages to live stock in transit. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
BUREORD, C.
Benton shipped a car of live stock from Ft. Worth to Tipton, Okla., over the lines of the Ft. Worth & Denver and Wichita Falls & Northwestern Railway Companies. The latter was the terminal carrier. Upon the trial of .this action against it for the loss and damage to the cattle it proved that the cattle were in bad condition when delivered to it, and that one was dead. The only evidence of negligence upon its part was the bruised and skinned condition of the cattle. The defendant claimed their condition was due to weakness resulting from dipping in arsenical dip at Ft.…
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