Pereira v. Cent. Pac. R.R.
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the county of San Joaquin, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtRoss, J.
-The main question in this case is, whether the defendant, whose road ends at Ogden, in the Territory of Utah, contracted with the plaintiff to carry his fruit beyond its own terminus over other roads to the city of New- York. That question was submitted to a jury in the court below, and the finding in effect was that defendant did so contract.
It appeared in evidence that the plaintiff, being desirous of sending to the New York market a lot of pears, applied to the *93general freight agent of the defendant corporation, to know what defendant would charge him per carload, to be sent by passenger…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Railroad Co. v. PrattSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Adams Express Co. v. HaynesIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
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- Clark v. American Express Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Colfax Mountain Fruit Co. v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1896
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