Legislative Documents, Volume 2

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Contains the reports of state departments and officials for the preceding fiscal biennium.
 

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Page 325 - The plaintiff sought to recover the value of such work as an item of damages, but the court held that the measure of damages was the difference between the value of the oxen at the time of the conversion and their value at the time they were retaken by the plaintiff.
Page 264 - A," and made a part of this bill of exceptions, and hereupon plaintiff rested his cause.
Page 370 - ... but Congress expressly reserves the right to fix and regulate at all times the cost of such transportation by said railway or said company whenever such transportation shall extend from one State into another, or shall extend into more than one State...
Page 366 - Rep. 289), and declaring that when a common carrier accepts for transportation anything directed to a point of destination beyond the terminus of his own line or route he shall be deemed thereby to assume an obligation for its safe carriage to such point of destination, unless at the time of such acceptance such carrier be released or exempted from such liability by contract in writing, signed by the owner or his agent.
Page 3 - ... such statement shall show the number of sleeping: and dining: cars not owned by such corporation, but used by it in operating* its railway in this state during- each month of the year for which the return is made...
Page 370 - Transportation for others, as an independent business, is commerce, irrespective of the purpose to sell or retain the goods which the owner may entertain with regard to them after they shall have been delivered.
Page 4 - The name and postoffice address of the chief officer or managing agent of the company in Michigan.
Page 4 - June, to be sued and recovered in any proper form of action, in the name of the State of Indiana, on the relation of the auditor of State, and such penalty, when collected, shall be paid into the general fund of the State.
Page 355 - Shippers are not entitled as matter of right to mill grain In transit and. forward the milled product under the through rate in force on the grain from the point of origin to the place of ultimate destination...

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