Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Gardiner
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error from the district court of Adams county. Tried below before Beall, J; The opinion contains a statement of the case; The contract is valid under the laws of Illinois, where it was made, and is. enforceable in this state. (Hazel v. Chicago, M. é St. P. R. Co., 48 N. W. Rep. [la.], 826; Fair-child v. Philadelphia, W. & B. R. Co., 24 Atl.
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Error from the district court of Adams county. Tried below before Beall, J; The opinion contains a statement of the case; The contract is valid under the laws of Illinois, where it was made, and is. enforceable in this state. (Hazel v. Chicago, M. é St. P. R. Co., 48 N. W. Rep. [la.], 826; Fair-child v. Philadelphia, W. & B. R. Co., 24 Atl. Rep. [Pa.], 79; Chicago & N. W. R. Co. v. Chapman, 30 111. App., 504; Black v. Wabash, St. L. & P. R. Co., Ill 111., 350; Wendall v. Osborne, 18 N. W. Rep. [la.], 709; German Ins. Co. v. Davis, 40 Neb., 701.) The provision of the contract limiting the…
1Opinion of the Court
Ryan, C.
This action was brought in the district court of Adams county for the value of a horse alleged to have been injured so as to have been rendered worthless on the line of railway of plaintiff in error while in transit between Peoria, Illinois, and Hastings, in this state. There was a verdict against the railroad company in the sum of $650. To reverse the judgment thereon rendered the railroad company has prosecuted this proceeding in error.
The matters in defense will now be separately considered. The contract of shipment provided that in cases where no rate was expressly inserted…
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- Oscanyan v. Arms Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Milliken v. PrattMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
- Fonseca v. Cunard Steamship Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Greenwood v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1810
- Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. v. WittyNebraska Supreme Court · 1891
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