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ST. LOUIS & SAN FRAN. R.R. v. SHEPHERD

No. 160.

240 U.S. 240 (1916)

ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD COMPANY v. SHEPHERD.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 21, 1916.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. W.F. Evans, Mr. R.A. Kleinschmidt and Mr. E.H. Foster for plaintiff in error.

Mr. J.B. Thompson for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE VAN DEVANTER delivered the opinion of the court.

This was an action for damages resulting, as was alleged, from unreasonable delay in transporting cattle from Fort Worth, Texas, to Kansas City, Missouri, in May, 1909. The plaintiff had a verdict and judgment and the latter was affirmed. 40 Oklahoma, 589. The errors assigned are that due effect was not given to certain provisions of the Carmack Amendment to the...

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