Show IMPORTANT DECISION OVER LIVESTOCK SHIPMENT In lit the case of or the United States Stales vs s the he Union Pacific Railway com corn company pany which Is of or much Interest to stockmen generally general the court has sus sustained tamed the lie demurrer of tho complaint to the answer of or the defendant rail railroad raIlroad road company The suit arose out ot otan o oan otan an excessive delay deJay of or something like Ilko IS 18 1 hours during which time lime a ship shipment meat ment of cattle from Denver Denter to San Francisco had not been taken taleen from the tho cars cais for feed and water The law lawIs lawIs lawis Is that they ther should not be confined longer than 28 8 hours consecutively In this case It Il was stated that a writ written written ten Len consent had been heon given which al allowed all lowed l the railroad company com pan to allow hours to lo elapse before tho the cattle callie were taken from front the cars LInt But ut on its ils own showing in Its it defense the tho rail railroad railroad railroad road company acknowledged that lint 10 io hours and anti 20 minutes s had elapsed be before before before fore they wore taken laken out aud and pleaded as an that an accident to the tho engine of an eastbound train delayed dela ell tho the cattle train In the tile demurrer I which was wa sustained yesterday the position was taken that the railroad company failed to show that it il was im impossible Impossible possible to unload the cattle callie at some Intermediate point say sar between Raw Ua w hiss Una and Ogden Ogdon Tho rho ho shipment was made by Wyatt Wyatt of o Denver I |