MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS RAILWAY v. McCANN

No. 11.

174 U.S. 580 (1899)

MISSOURI, KANSAS AND TEXAS RAILWAY COMPANY v. McCANN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 22, 1899.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George P.B. Jackson for plaintiff in error.

Mr. J.H. Rodes for defendants in error. Mr. R.B. Bristow and Mr. Charles E. Yeater were on his brief.


MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.

A statute of the State of Missouri, found in the Revised Statutes of that State, 1889, c. 26, reads as follows:

"SEC. 944. Whenever any property is received by a common carrier to be transferred from one place to another, within or without this State, or when a railroad or other transportation company issues receipts or bills of lading in this State, the common...

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