Aultman Engine & Thresher Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — Hon. Milo P. Smith, Judge. Action for damages resulted in judgment-as prayed. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
The petition alleged: That the Cedar Rapids Supply Company delivered to the defendant at Des Moines, .Iowa, on June 11, 1903, a threshing machine feeder to be transported to Blackwell, Okl.; that defendant accepted the same and undertook its carriage as stated, receiving $4.16 as compensation; that defendant failed to carry said feeder within a reasonable time and neglected to deliver the same at Blackwell; that-the reasonable value of the feeder was $220; that the date of delivery to defendant was prior to the commencement of the threshing season; that plaintiff had bargained the feeder to a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mulligan v. Illinois Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- Beard & Sons v. St. Louis, Alton & Terbe Haute Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1890
- Clark v. American Express Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Nelson v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1907
- McLagan v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
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