Shama v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the municipal court of Mankato to recover $215 for failure to deliver a box of dry goods shipped over defendant’s road. The case was tried before Comstock, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $106.60. Erom an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
On May 31, 1912, plaintiff delivered to defendant, at Webster, South Dakota, seven boxes of merchandise to be shipped to plaintiff at Eoscoe in the same state. One box was missing when plaintiff called for the goods at Eoscoe in September, 1912, and this fact was noted on a written statement given plaintiff at the time by *523the agent at Eoscoe, who then and again two weeks later asked foi time in which to investigate. Some time between November, 1912, .and February, 1913, plaintiff called upon defendant’s agent at Mankato, Minnesota, where plaintiff resided and from where the goods were…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Banks v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Gamble-Robinson Commission Co. v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
3Cited by3 opinions
- E. H. Emery & Co. v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
- Carbic Manufacturing Co. v. Western Express Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- E. L. Welch Co. v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1919