Legal Opinion
Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co. v. McCaull-Dinsmore Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1919No. 5314PublishedCited by 10 opinions
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota; Page Morris, Judge. Action at law by the McCaull-Dinsmore Company against the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff (252 Fed. 664), and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Circuit Judge.
Action for loss of interstate shipment of grain. The facts were stipulated. The shipment was made under a bill of lading or shipping contract wherein it was provided that:
“The amount of any loss or damage for which any carrier is liable shall he computed ou the basis of the value of the property at the place and time of shipment under this bill of lading, including freight charges, if paid.”
The contract was in a form like that included in the legally published tariffs filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, which tariffs provided, among other things, a rate of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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- Brown Coal Co. v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
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