Adams Seed Co. v. Chicago Great Western Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Howard District Court. — A. N. Hobson, Judge. Action to recover for loss of goods shipped over defendants’ roads. The opinion states the facts. Judgment in the court below for the defendants. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Gaynor, O. J.
3" terstateScomSack AmendSrrier’s1 uabiiThis action is brought to recover the vaue of certain wool delivered to the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company for shipment, and claimed to have been lost or destroyed. The plaintiff makes all the companies over whose lines the shipment passed parties defendant, and asks judgment against each and all of them. The defendants are railway companies engaged in interstate commerce. The plaintiff is a co-partnership doing business under the name of The Adams Seed Company, at Decorah in this state.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gregg v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Stuart's Draft Milling Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1909
- Theusen v. BryanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Kuhnes v. CahillSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Hogan Milling Co. v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914
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- Illinois Central Railroad v. StimsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1925