Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. McLaughlin, 242 U.S. 142 (1916)

Name: Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. McLaughlin, 242 U.S. 142 (1916) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company v. McLaughlin

No. 100

Argued November 14, 1916
Decided December 4, 1916
242 U.S. 142

ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

Syllabus

A stipulation in a "uniform livestock contract" signed and accepted by both shipper and carrier to govern an interstate shipment, and declaring in effect that the carrier shall not be liable for loss or damage unless a claim therefor be made in writing, verified by affidavit, and delivered to a designated agent of the carrier at his office, in a place named, within five days of the removal of the stock from the cars, is on its face unobjectionable and, in the absence of any proof of circumstances tending to render it invalid or excuse a failure to comply with it, will be enforced.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. McLaughlin, 242 U.S. 142 (1916) in 242 U.S. 142 242 U.S. 143. Original Sources, accessed May 7, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V33UA2TGN5S37T7.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. McLaughlin, 242 U.S. 142 (1916), in 242 U.S. 142, page 242 U.S. 143. Original Sources. 7 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V33UA2TGN5S37T7.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. McLaughlin, 242 U.S. 142 (1916). cited in 1916, 242 U.S. 142, pp.242 U.S. 143. Original Sources, retrieved 7 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V33UA2TGN5S37T7.

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