Michigan Central Railroad v. Ward

By the Court, Johnson, J.

On the 16th of November, A. D. 1850, the plaintiffs in error received of F. Dennison, at Kalamazoo, seven hundred and thirty-three and a half bushels of wheat, to he transported to Detroit, and there to be delivered to the defendant or to his order.

On the 18th of the same month the wheat arrived at Detroit, and on? the evening of that day was elevated from the cars into- the warehouse of the plaintiffs, and deposited in bins with other wheat. Early on the following morning the warehouse was consumed by fire. Some portion of the wheat was destroyed, and a greater part…