Almon v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Marshall District Court. — Hon. W. N. Treichler, Judge. Action for damages against the defendant as a common carrier for the loss of goods delivered to the defendant for shipment and lost in transit. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The plaintiff is a dealer in old iron and other ' junk. On June 9th he delivered to the defendant company at Stanhope, Iowa, a carload of junk, being principally old iron. He claims to have included therein 2,765 pounds of rubber, being in the form of old rubber boots and shoes, and 527 pounds of copper, largely in the form of old boilers. The shipment was consigned by the plaintiff, as consignor, to himself, as consignee, from Stanhope to Marshalltown. The car was duly sealed and put en route, and it reached Marshall-town on the next day, Saturday, between 2 and 3 p. m., in good condition…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Whitsett v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Hall v. WolffSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883
- Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co. v. SterrettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- White v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1910
- Sullivan v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1903
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- Hein v. Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- Mowry v. ReinkingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
- DeMoss Ex Rel. DeMoss v. Darwin T. Lynner Construction Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Vanarsdol v. FarlowSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925
- Cvitanovich v. BrombergSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
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