Cedar Rapids Fuel Co. v. Illinois Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — John T. Moeeit, Judge. Action to recover damages for injury to á carload of charcoal, en route from Carters, Michigan, to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the same having been damaged by' fire before it reached defendant’s line. The suit is bottomed on'an alleged agreement of defendant’s agent at Cedar Rapids to pay the claim. A jury was waived, and the cause tried to the court, resulting in a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
*879i. carriers : car-'damage by°inii nonUawifty of termmai earner. *878A carload of charcoal was shipped by F. C. Desmond, or the Desmond Charcoal and Chemical Company, *879from Cartel’s, Michigan, consigned to plaintiff, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was received by the Pere Marquette Railroad Company, the initial carrier, and routed over the Chicago & Northweg.j.ern Rajdway^ from Manitowoc to a connecting point on the defendant line of road, and from that point to place of destination over defendant’s railway. The fuel was purchased by plaintiff from the consignor, f. o. b. Cedar Rapids. It was stipulated…
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