McLelland v. Morrison

In this case the plaintiff seeks to hold the defendant liable in damages for the loss by fire of goods which the defendant was transporting for the plaintiff from Kennebunk, Maine, to Wellesley, Massachusetts, in a truck owned by the defendant. After a verdict for the defendant, the case is brought forward on the plaintiff’s general motion for a new trial.

There is no claim of negligence and the only point in issue before the jury was whether or not the defendant acted as a common carrier in transporting the plaintiff’s goods. The jury found that she did not.

The rule is too well settled to…