Insurance Co. v. Railroad Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the. Eastern District of Missouri. The facts are stated, in- the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The cotton, for the recovery of the value of which this action was brought against the St. Louis, Vandalia, Terre Haute, and Indianapolis Railroad Company, the- defendant in error, was, at the time of shipment, owned by Adolphus Meir & Co., of St. Louis, who, for a valuable consideration, have assigned to the St. ■ Louis Insurance Company, the- plaintiff in error, all their'claim on account of the said loss. The parties having, by. proper written stipulation, waived a jury, the case was tried by the court, and judgment given for the railroad company.
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