Barrett v. Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Thayer, J. “ Where carriers on connecting routes form associations and arrangements for the purpose of carrying goods or parcels through the whole line, they are beyond question partners, and each is responsible for any loss or injury to goods which may happen, in whatever part of the line it occurs.” — Goates v. United States Express Go., 45 Mo. 238-241; St. John v. Van Santvoord, 25 Wend. 660; Railway Go. v. McCarthy, 6 Otto, 258.
1Opinion of the CourtHayden, J.
This is an action to recover the value of twelve hogsheads of-tobacco, on the ground that the defendant contracted to convey the property from the towns of Brunswick and De Witt, in Missouri, in the eitj' of New York, and that it never reached New York, and was lost to the plaintiffs. The petition avers that the defendant and certain other railroad companies constituted a continuous line from the towns named to New York, and at the time in question jointly carried on business, dividiug the earnings. The verdict was for the plaintiffs.
The precise allegations of the petition and the weight of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wyman v. Chicago & Alton RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1877
3Cited by4 opinions
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- American Storage & Moving Co. v. Wabash RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1909