Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad v. Heard

Citations

• 87 Miss. 378
• 39 So. 1011

Syllabus

<p>Railroads. Injury to live stock. Exceptions in contract. Bwclen of proof.</p> <p>Where, in a suit against a railroad company for damage to live stock suffered during carriage by the company, the defense is that the injury arose from an excepted cause in the bill of lading, the burden of proof is on the defendant to establish the defense.</p>