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Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. McLaughlin, 242 U.S. 142 (1916)
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Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. McLaughlin, 242 U.S. 142 (1916)
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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
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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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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 July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V33UA2TGN5S37T7.
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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. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V33UA2TGN5S37T7.
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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 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V33UA2TGN5S37T7.
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