Belden v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit. Plea, the geueral issue. Trial by jury at the September Term, 1913, Washington County, Btitler, J. presiding. Verdict directed for the plaintiff, in the circumstances stated in the opinion, for $299.50. The plaintiff excepted. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtWatson, J.
The plaintiff seeks to recover aggregate amount of three certain drafts, one for $124.00, one for $300.60, and one for $189.70, being dated August 23, September 6, and September 13, 1909, respectively. These drafts were severally attached by the plaintiff to three separate bills of lading of corresponding dates, and sent by him through a bank in this State to a bank at Fitchburg, Massachusetts, for collection.
On each of the dates named, the plaintiff delivered a quantity of butter to the Central Vermont Eailway Company at its station in Middlesex, this State, to be shipped to Fitchburg, each…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sturgess v. . BissellNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Winslow v. Vermont & Massachusetts RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1870
- Joslyn v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1878
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