Gardner v. Mid-Continent Grain Co.

JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.

Mid-Continent Grain Co., as consignee, sued the trustee of the Alton Railroad Co., under 49 U.S.C.A. § 20(11), for damages from delay in some shipments of soybeans. On a trial without a jury, the court gave a judgment for the Grain Co., and the trustee has appealed.

Three carloads of soybeans are involved, made as separate shipments, on through bills of lading, from Decatur, Indiana, to Kansas City, Missouri. The Pennsylvania Railroad Co., as initial carrier, transported the cars from Decatur to Chicago, and the Alton Railroad Co., as delivering carrier, transported them…