L. Starks Co. v. Michigan Central Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Hugh J. Kearns, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McSurely
Plaintiff, bringing suit under the Carmack Amendment to the Act to Regulate Commerce, to recover for alleged damages to a shipment of goods, was met by a motion to strike its statement of claim on the ground that it failed to state any cause of action against defendant. The trial court acted favorably upon this motion and, plaintiff standing by its statement, the suit was ordered dismissed. Plaintiff appeals to this court asserting the sufficiency of the claim.
By its. statement of claim plaintiff alleged that at Mattawan, Michigan, it delivered to the defendant one car of potatoes of the…
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