O'Connor v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
After the former appeal reported in 118 Minn. 223, 136 N. W. 743, judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff in the district court for Ramsey county. From the judgment entered, defendant appealed.
1Per curiam
This case was before this court at the last term on appeal from an order denying an alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or for a new trial. O’Connor v. Great Northern Ry. Co. 118 Minn. 223, 136 N. W. 743. The decision there made recognized the rule that a contract fairly made, fixing a value upon goods shipped at less than the true value, for the purpose of obtaining a lower freight rate and limiting the recovery in case of loss to the-amount so fixed, is valid and binding. It was held, however, that, under the evidence disclosed the question whether such a contract…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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