E. H. Emery & Co. v. Wabash Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Wapello District Court. — Seneca Cornell, Judge. Action for damages for loss and injury in certain shipments of berries. The petition was in four counts, and claimed injuries, respectively, on four carload lots. The case was tried to the court without a jury. There was a finding and judgment dismissing the petition, and the plaintiff has appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
■ l. carriers: written claims for damages. The plaintiff was engaged, at Ottumwa, in the business of shipping and handling fruit and vegetables. Each count of its petition declares for damages to a carload shipment of strawberries. The first three shipments declared upon in the first three counts of the petition originated at Independence, Louisiana, and were shipped over the line of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, as the initial carrier, and over the line of the Wabash Railroad Company as the terminal carrier. The fourth car originated at Judsonia, Arkansas, and was shipped over the…
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