Miltenberger v. Hulett

In September, 1913, plaintiff came into Columbia, Missouri, as a passenger on one of the incoming trains, intending to enter the State University in that city, as a student. Defendant was in the transfer business and plaintiff on inquiring where he could find a-transfer office was directed to defendant’s. He went there and gave his trunk check to a man in the office directing him to send the trunk to his (plaintiff’s) boarding house. The man took the check, acepted pay for the transfer and said he would send the trunk as directed. It was never delivered, and defendant denies any knowledge of…