Jackson Co., Inc. v. P.R.R. Co.

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

This was an action in assumpsit, tried before a judge without a jury. It was brought to recover the damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff through the negligence of the defendant in transporting a carload of celery from Washington to Philadelphia, by reason of which the celery decayed and deteriorated in value $359.80.

The car, containing 350 crates of celery, was loaded by Florida Vegetable Corporation and delivered to Atlantic Coast Line Railroad on March 3, 1925, at Brissons, Florida, to be carried and delivered to the shipper at Potomac Yards,…