Pinney v. First Division of the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
This action was brought in the court of common pleas of Ramsey county, to recover the value of certain stoves, plows and other goods, the property of the plaintiff, which were burned in the warehouse of the defendant at Willmar. The action was tried by .a jury, and a verdict rendered for the plaintiff. This appeal is taken by the defendant from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
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This action was brought in the court of common pleas of Ramsey county, to recover the value of certain stoves, plows and other goods, the property of the plaintiff, which were burned in the warehouse of the defendant at Willmar. The action was tried by .a jury, and a verdict rendered for the plaintiff. This appeal is taken by the defendant from an order denying a motion for a new trial. The facts of the case, and the exceptions taken at the trial are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
McMillan, J.
We have have had occasion at the present term to consider quite fully the rights and obligations of common carriers of goods by railroad, under a general bailment for transportation'; and upon a full examination and consideration of the subject, and of the authorities upon the questions involved, we have determined that, in the absence of special agreement or custom entering into the contract, the final carrier upon the route of transportation by-railroad is governed by the following rules as to the delivery of the goods at the place of their destination, to-wit:
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cochran v. ToherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1869
- Derosia v. Winona & St. Peter RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
- Lawrence v. Winona & St. Peter RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1870
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- McDowell v. Village of PrestonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
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- Lamb v. South Unit Jehovah's WitnessesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
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