Hazel v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. George W. Wakefield, Judge. This is an action at law to recover the value of certain household goods, which it is claimed the plaintiffs shipped over the defendant’s railroad from White Lake in Dakota, to Sioux City, in this state. It is averred in the petition that the defendant failed to deliver said goods to the plaintiffs at Sioux City, and that they were lost.
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Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. George W. Wakefield, Judge. This is an action at law to recover the value of certain household goods, which it is claimed the plaintiffs shipped over the defendant’s railroad from White Lake in Dakota, to Sioux City, in this state. It is averred in the petition that the defendant failed to deliver said goods to the plaintiffs at Sioux City, and that they were lost. The defendant denied the allegations of the petition, and claimed that the property was delivered to the plaintiffs at Sioux City, and that the plaintiffs .entered into a written contract…
1Opinion of the CourtRottibock, J.
The goods were shipped in the name of Mrs. G. Hazel or Mrs. George Hazel. There is a conflict in the evidence as to whether the box in question was delivered to the plaintiffs at Sioux City, and whether the plaintiff, George Hazel, who personally attended to the shipment, signed the name, “Mrs. G. Hazel,” to the alleged contract limiting the liability of the defendant as carrier of the goods. These disputed facts demand no further consideration than to say that they were for the jury to determine, and we find no reason for disturbing the verdict, so far as these questions are involved.
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- Liverpool & Great Western Steam Co. v. Phenix InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- McDaniel v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Hartwell v. Northern P. E. Co.Supreme Court Of The Territory Of Dakota · 1889
- Talbott v. Merchant's Despatch Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1875
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