Ammon v. Illinois Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the municipal court of St. Paul against the Illinois Central Railroad Company and Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company to recover $214.27. The complaint alleged that each of defendants neglected to transport the shipment in question within a reasonable time as agreed, but negligently delayed the transportation .thereof and allowed it to become wilted, decayed and damaged.
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Action in the municipal court of St. Paul against the Illinois Central Railroad Company and Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company to recover $214.27. The complaint alleged that each of defendants neglected to transport the shipment in question within a reasonable time as agreed, but negligently delayed the transportation .thereof and allowed it to become wilted, decayed and damaged. In its separate answer the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company denied the allegations of the complaint. In its separate answer the Illinois Central Railroad Company denied the foregoing allegations of the…
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
This is an action brought to recover damages to vegetables in transit from Crystal Springs, Mississippi, to St. Paul. The case was tried by the court without a jury. The court gave judgment for plaintiff. Defendants appeal from the judgment. Appellants assign three grounds of error:
1. That respondent was not the owner of the goods at the time they were damaged.
2. That there is no evidence of any negligence on the part of appellant.
3. That a certain account book used as a memorandum on the trial should have been received in evidence.
We will consider these contentions in order.
1. Of course…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- North Pennsylvania Railroad v. Commercial Bank of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Rail v. Little Falls Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Commonwealth v. JeffsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
- Whitaker v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- Mt. Terry Min. Co. v. WhiteSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1898
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Ostrowski v. MockridgeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Perkel v. Pennsylvania RailroadCity of New York Municipal Court · 1933
- Holmes v. SchnedlerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- Liimatainen ex rel. Liimatainen v. BoekenoogenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
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