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CHICAGO, R.I. & PAC. RY. CO. v. CRAMER

No. 156.

232 U.S. 490 (1914)

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. CRAMER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 1914.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. M.L. Bell and Mr. F.C. Dillard for plaintiff in error.

There was no appearance or brief filed for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE LAMAR delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff Cramer, sued the Railroad Company to recover $992 the amount of damage to a car-load of 60 hogs shipped from Galt, Iowa, to Chicago, Illinois. The Company defended on the ground that the plaintiff overloaded the car and placed therein such an excessive quantity of hay as to overheat the animals, thereby damaging some and causing the death of others. It further...

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