Merchants State Bank v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

An action was instituted by appellee in the circuit court of Marion county against appellant to recover for the alleged wrongful delivery of a carload of hides, shipped under a uniform shipper’s bill of lading.

The declaration consists of two counts, and in substance sets forth that on December 7, 1921, the Block Coal Company, of Centraba, debvered to appellant a carload of hides to be shipped to South Wood River, Illinois, there to be debvered to said Block Coal Company under the terms of said bill of lading issued by appellant, with directions to notify the International Shoe Company of…