Unionville Produce Co. v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

This is an action prosecuted by a shipper of perishable property to recover damages resulting from negligent delay in the transportation of the shipment. The cause pleaded in the petition and submitted to the jury is founded on a breach of ■defendant’s common law duty. The answer in addition to a general denial pleads a written contract of affreightment which by its terms restricted defendant’s liability to its own line and alleges that the negligent delay, if any, occurred on the line of a connecting carrier. A trial of the issues resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff aiid the…